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Fragaria
genus of plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fragaria is the Latin name used in science for the genus of about 20 species of strawberries, plants in the rose family that grow small sweet red fruit. The most well-known and most grown of these species is the strawberry Fragaria × ananassa. The other species are informally known as the wild strawberries.
Quick Facts Fragaria, Scientific classification ...
Fragaria | |
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Fragaria vesca illustration from Atlas des plantes de France 1891, by A. Masclef | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Subfamily: | Rosoideae |
Tribe: | Potentilleae |
Subtribe: | Fragariinae |
Genus: | Fragaria L. |
Species | |
20+ species; see text |
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