Beach Strawberry
Beach Strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Coastal dunes
Range
Pacific coasts
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Runners
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Uncommon

About

Beach strawberries are native to the Pacific Ocean coasts of North and South America. They have been hybridized with garden strawberries to create the modern fruit.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Fragaria
Species
Fragaria chiloensis