The garden strawberry, usually called simply strawberry, is a widely grown hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit, prized for its aroma, bright red color and sweetness. It was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s, crossing a North American species with a Chilean species brought to France in 1714, and its cultivars have since replaced the older musk strawberry in commercial production. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific Name Domestication RegionBrittany, France (bred as a hybrid, not domesticated from one wild ancestor) 3 This is a horticultural breeding event, crossing two wild American species, rather than domestication from a single wild ancestor. Domesticated When (Circa) Era
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1. Plants For A Future: Fragaria x ananassa - Plants For A Future
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Fragaria x ananassa is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) at a fast rate.
2. Garden strawberry (Wikipedia)
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The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit.
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Fragaria × ananassa
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The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit.
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The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of F. virginiana from eastern North America and F. chiloensis, which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714.
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The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of F. virginiana from eastern North America and F. chiloensis, which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714.
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