''Fragaria viridis'', commonly called creamy strawberry or green strawberry
is a species of
strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown Hybrid (biology), hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The genus ''Fragaria'', the strawberries, is in the rose family, Rosaceae. The fruit ...
native to
Europe
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and central
Asia
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. It has fruits with fine flavour. They have surprisingly little of the usual strawberry aroma, but a refreshing acidity, and sometimes ripen without becoming red. When they are plucked from the plant, the
calyx will usually adhere and they will detach with a noticeable snapping sound.
[Den Virtuella Floran](_blank)
Swedish site with good ''F. viridis'' photos.
All strawberries have a base
haploid
Ploidy () is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell (biology), cell, and hence the number of possible alleles for Autosome, autosomal and Pseudoautosomal region, pseudoautosomal genes. Here ''sets of chromosomes'' refers to the num ...
count of 7
chromosomes
A chromosome is a package of DNA containing part or all of the genetic material of an organism. In most chromosomes, the very long thin DNA fibers are coated with nucleosome-forming packaging proteins; in eukaryotic cells, the most importa ...
. ''Fragaria viridis'' is
diploid
Ploidy () is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell, and hence the number of possible alleles for autosomal and pseudoautosomal genes. Here ''sets of chromosomes'' refers to the number of maternal and paternal chromosome copies, ...
, having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes.
''Fragaria viridis'' is approximately 6.24 million years old.
Gallery
File:Клубника (Fragaria viridis).jpeg, Bucket of fruit (In Russian these strawberries are called ''polunitsa'' ())
File:Клубника луговая (Fragaria viridis) 02.jpg,
File:Клубничные луга (Fragaria viridis).jpg, A field of wild ''Fragaria viridis'' plants
File:Fragaria viridis fruit - Keila.jpg, Fruit (In Estonian these strawberries are called ''muulukas'')
See also
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Wild strawberry
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Musk strawberry
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Strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown Hybrid (biology), hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The genus ''Fragaria'', the strawberries, is in the rose family, Rosaceae. The fruit ...
References
External links
Den Virtuella FloranSwedish site with good ''F. viridis'' photos.
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