Strawberry Genus (Fragaria)

the 1st genus of the Rose

1. Short perennian herbs, with short and stout roots, close to the ground, from the leaves of the slender stalks, stems have long sections, the roots and leaves on the section, for reproduction. Leaves generate clusters from each other, and the shanks are usually longer than leaves and feathery.
3
or
5
small leaves, toe-like, attached to the base of the leaf handle, grow at the same time as the leaves. Flowers often form a total or umbrella room-shaped flower sequence, born on the upright flower , both sexes or monogasms, flower support protruding into a conical shape, slivers
5
, there are
5
pieces of side slivers, in the fruit time, petals
5





, white, born on the edge of the flower tray, male majority, sometimes a few or
not
; After flowering, the flowering to grow into meat, on which the majority of seed-like lean fruit, become a polymer fruit or called polypicular fruit. There are about
50 species
strawberries found in Asia, Europe and the Americas. There are
species
in China, one of which is introduced and cultivated.wild species of strawberry genus are: (1) wild strawberries, also known as European strawberries, distributed in the northern temper zone. In China is produced in the northeast, northwest, southwest, growing in hillsides, grasslands, forests. (2) Oriental strawberries, produced in northeast, north and northwest China, North Korea, Mongolia and the Soviet Far East also have distribution. (3) Yellow-haired strawberries, produced in western China, southwest and even Taiwan; (4) Southwest strawberries, distributed in southwest, northwest to Tibet. (5) Five-leaf strawberries, produced from northwest to Sichuan. (6) Slim strawberries, produced in northwest China, West China to Tibet. (7) Tibetan strawberries, produced in Tibet, distributed in Sijin, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Kashmir. (8) Cracked strawberries, produced in Tibet. The introduction grower is called Anchovies Strawberry (
F
.
xananassa
), a horticultural hybrid, interbred with Chilean strawberries and Vezhou strawberries. In general, wild strawberries are more than a double body (
2n s 14
) or a synth (
2n s 28
), which becomes an octopyle (
2n s 56
) after hybridization.strawberries are one of the most widely cultivated herb berries in temper zone and subtropical areas of the world, mainly in European countries and throughout North America. China's cultivation history is short, although the current yield is small, but China's strawberry resources are rich, widely distributed, and strawberry plants are small, breeding and cultivation methods are simple, the beginning of the results are early, the first year after transplantation in the spring can flower results. The next year can be fruitful. The fruit is tender and juicy and rich in nutrients. In addition to raw food, suitable for freezing or processing, the results of sauce, fruit juice, fruit wine, fruit cake and so on.。