Fragaria viridis
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Fragaria viridis is a species of strawberry native to Europe and central Asia. It has extremely small berries, 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 cracking sound.
All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria viridis is diploid, having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes.
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- F. viridis data from GRIN Taxonomy Database
- Den Virtuella Floran Swedish site with good F. viridis photos.
