strawberry

Strawberry Introduction

Strawberry, also known as red berry, foreign berry, ground berry, etc., is a red fruit. Strawberry is the general name for plants of the genus Fragaria in the Rosaceae family, and is a perennial herb. Strawberries are heart-shaped, fresh and tender, with juicy flesh and a special rich fruity aroma. Strawberries have high nutritional value, are rich in vitamin C, and have the effect of helping digestion. At the same time, strawberries can also strengthen gums, freshen breath, and moisturize the throat.

Strawberry category

Chinese name: Strawberry Latin name: Strawberry Other names: Foreign berry, ground berry, ground fruit, red berry, Strawberry Binomial name: Fragaria × ananassa Kingdom: Plant kingdom Phylum: Angiosperms Class: Dicots Order: Rosaceae Family: Rosaceae Genus: Fragaria Species: Dutch strawberry

Strawberry plant morphology

Perennial herb, sturdy, densely clump, 5-25cm high. Stem densely covered with yellow-brown soft hairs, almost as long as leaves. Leaves are ternate; petiole 4-18cm long, densely covered with yellow-brown silky soft hairs; leaflets with short petioles; leaflets obovate or elliptical, 1-5cm long, 0.8-3cm wide, obtuse at the tip, terminal leaflet base cuneate, lateral leaflet base oblique, margin with notched serrations, serrations with acute or obtuse tips, dark green above, sparsely covered with soft hairs, light green below, covered with yellow-brown silky soft hairs, long and dense hairs along the veins. Cymes with 1 to 6 flowers; one or three petiolate leaflets at the bottom of the inflorescence; pedicels with spreading yellow silky pubescence; bisexual flowers, 1 to 2 cm in diameter, sepals ovate-lanceolate, wider or nearly equal to the epicalyx, epicalyx lanceolate, entire or 2-lobed, enlarged when fruiting; 5 petals, round, with short claws at the base, white; 20 stamens, unequal length. Aggregate fruit round, white, pale yellow or red, persistent sepals erect, close to the fruit; achenes ovate, smooth. Flowering period April to July, fruiting period June to August.