This is a list of topics about the strawberry. The
strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
is a widely grown
hybrid species
Hybrid speciation is a form of speciation where hybridization between two different species leads to a new species, reproductively isolated from the parent species. Previously, reproductive isolation between two species and their parents was thou ...
of the genus '' Fragaria'' (collectively known as the strawberries). It is cultivated worldwide for its
fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...
. The fruit (which is not a
botanical berry
In botany, a berry is a fleshy fruit without a stone (pit) produced from a single flower containing one ovary. Berries so defined include grapes, currants, and tomatoes, as well as cucumbers, eggplants (aubergines) and bananas, but exclude c ...
accessory fruit
An accessory fruit is a fruit in which some of the flesh is derived not from the floral ovary but from some adjacent tissue exterior to the carpel.Esau, K. 1977. ''Anatomy of seed plants''. John Wiley and Sons, New York. Accessory fruits are u ...
) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness.
Strawberry topics
Companies
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Driscoll's
Driscoll's is a California-based seller of fresh strawberries and other berries. It is a fourth-generation family business that has been in the Reiter and Driscoll families since the late 1800s. In 2017, it controlled roughly one-third of the $6 ...
– a privately held company that sells fresh strawberries and berries
* Wish Farms – the largest producer and shipper of
strawberries
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
Strawberry cake
Strawberry cake is a cake that uses strawberry as a primary ingredient. Strawberries may be used in the cake batter, atop the cake, and in the frosting. Strawberry cakes are typically served cold.
Overview
Strawberry cakes may be prepared wit ...
Strawberry ice cream
Strawberry ice cream is a flavor of ice cream made with strawberry or strawberry flavoring. It is made by blending in fresh strawberries or strawberry flavoring with the eggs, cream, vanilla and sugar used to make ice cream. Most strawberry ice ...
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Strawberry jam
Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread.
There are many varieties of fruit preserves globally, distinguished by the method ...
vermouth
Vermouth (, ) is an aromatized fortified wine, flavoured with various botanicals (roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, and spices) and sometimes colored. The modern versions of the beverage were first produced in the mid- to late 18th centur ...
and strawberry
coulis
A coulis ( ) is a form of thin sauce made from puréed and strained vegetables or fruits. A vegetable coulis is commonly used on meat and vegetable dishes, and it can also be used as a base for soups or other sauces. Fruit coulis are most often ...
* Fruli – a strawberry Belgian fruit beer, produced at a craft brewery near Ghent, Belgium
* XUXU – a
liqueur
A liqueur (; ; ) is an alcoholic drink composed of spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-aged beyond ...
produced in Germany which derives its flavor from the strawberry fruit. It also has a small amount of lime juice.
Events
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Florida Strawberry Festival
The Florida Strawberry Festival is an annual event taking place in Plant City, Florida. The festival lasts 11 days and generates attendance of about half a million patrons from all across Central Florida and other areas. The festival is conside ...
– an annual event that takes place in Plant City, Florida
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National Strawberry Festival
The National Strawberry Festival in Belleville, Michigan, established in 1977, began as a way for local farmers to celebrate their strawberry crops. Taking place over three days, held the third weekend in June, the festival offers many events for ...
– occurs over three days in Belleville, Michigan
* Strawberry Fair – a local festival of music, entertainments, arts and crafts. which has been held in Cambridge, England, since 1974
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...
used in the flavor industry in artificial fruit flavors, in particular
strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
Breeding of strawberries
The breeding of strawberries started with the selection and cultivation of European strawberry species in western Europe in the 15th century while a similar discovery and cultivation occurred in Chile. The most commonly consumed strawberry species ...
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List of strawberry diseases
This article is a list of diseases of strawberry (''Fragaria × ananassa'').
Bacterial diseases
Oomycete diseases
Fungal diseases
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Nematodes, parasitic
Phytoplasma, Virus and virus-like diseases ...
List of strawberry cultivars
The following is a partial list of strawberry cultivars. Strawberries come in a wide assortment of commercially available cultivars (cultivated varieties). Differences between cultivars may include the date the fruit ripens, disease resistance, ...
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Little Scarlet
Little Scarlet is a type of ''Fragaria virginiana'', a wild strawberry, and the name of a jam made from it. The species of strawberry is from North America but this selection is grown only in Britain.
This tiny berry is approximately one fifth th ...
– according to Wilkin & Sons Limited, it is a ''
Fragaria virginiana
''Fragaria virginiana'', known as Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, common strawberry, or mountain strawberry, is a North American strawberry that grows across much of the United States and southern Canada. It is one of the two species of wi ...
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strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
. It is
American
American(s) may refer to:
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by origin but is grown only in
Britain
Britain most often refers to:
* The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
* Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
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Marshall strawberry
The Marshall strawberry is a cultivated variety of '' Fragaria ananassa'',
– a cultivated variety of '' Fragaria ananassa'', that is known for "exceptional taste and firmness"Oregon Strawberry Commission and had been described as "the finest eating strawberry" in America.
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Pineberry
Pineberry is a white strawberry cultivar with red seeds and a pineapple-like flavor.
Description
Pineberry is a hybrid. cross from ''Fragaria chiloensis'' and ''Fragaria virginiana''. A pineberry is smaller than a common strawberry, measuring be ...
– a strawberry
cultivar
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...
with a pineapple-like flavor, white coloring, and red seeds.
* Strasberry – or ''Fragaria × ananassa'' 'Mieze Schindler' is a variety of the
garden strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus ''Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
, with a raspberry-like appearance, originally developed by the German breeder Otto Schindler in 1925.
Fragaria × ananassa
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
Fragaria chiloensis
''Fragaria chiloensis'', the beach strawberry, Chilean strawberry, or coastal strawberry, is one of two species of wild strawberry that were hybridized to create the modern garden strawberry (''F. × ananassa''). It is native to the Pacific Oc ...
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Fragaria × Comarum hybrids
There are several commercially important hybrids between ''Fragaria'' and ''Comarum'' species in existence. A name for ''Fragaria'' × ''Comarum'' is available as × ''Comagaria'' Büscher & G.H. Loos in Veroff. ohumer Bot. Ver. 2(1): 6. 2010 ...
Fragaria moupinensis
''Fragaria moupinensis'' is a species of wild strawberry native to China. It is similar in appearance to '' F. nilgerrensis''.
All strawberries have a base monoploid count of 7 chromosomes. ''Fragaria moupinensis'' is tetraploid
Polyploidy ...
Fragaria nubicola
''Fragaria nubicola'' is a species of wild strawberry native to the Himalayas. It is of no commercial value.Fragaria orientalis''
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Fragaria pentaphylla
''Fragaria pentaphylla'' is a tetraploid species of wild strawberry native to China. In Chinese, it is called the "five-leaf strawberry" ().
Description
Usually 6–15 cm tall, this species usually blooms around April to May, the fruits ...
Fragaria virginiana
''Fragaria virginiana'', known as Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, common strawberry, or mountain strawberry, is a North American strawberry that grows across much of the United States and southern Canada. It is one of the two species of wi ...
William Morris
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He ...
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textile
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File:Strawberrythief.jpg, Strawberry Thief, 1883, William Morris (1834-1896)
V&A Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...