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 ...

, but an aggregate

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

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 ...

in Florida

Dishes and foods

* Bubu Lubu * Fraise Tagada *

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 Delight *

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 ...

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 ...

* Strawberry pie * Strawberry rhubarb pie * Strawberry sauce * Strawberry shortcake

Beverages

* Bloodhound (cocktail) – a bright red strawberry cocktail made with gin,

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

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 *

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

Flavor

* Ethyl methylphenylglycidate – an

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

Organizations

* California Strawberry Commission – state-chartered agency of the California Department of Food and Agriculture

Propagation

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 ...

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 ...

** Strawberry diseases (Category) ** Strawberry pests (Category)

Cultivars

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, ...

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 ...

. It is

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

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 ...

. *

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. *

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.

Species

* '' Fragaria'' * ''

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 × bringhurstii'' * '' Fragaria cascadensis'' * ''

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 ...

'' * ''

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 daltoniana'' * '' Fragaria iinumae'' * '' Fragaria iturupensis'' * '' Fragaria moschata'' * ''

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 ...

'' * Musk strawberry * '' Fragaria nilgerrensis'' * '' Fragaria nipponica'' * ''

Fragaria nubicola ''Fragaria nubicola'' is a species of wild strawberry native to the Himalayas. It is of no commercial value.Fragaria orientalis'' * ''

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 vesca'' * '' Fragaria × vescana'' * ''

'' * '' Fragaria viridis'' * '' Fragaria yezoensis''

Songs

* Strawberries (song) * Strawberry (song)

Textiles

* Strawberry Thief – one of

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 ...

's most popular repeating designs for

textile Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...

s 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 ...

no. T.586-1919

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