Creamy strawberry facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Creamy strawberry
Scientific classification
Genus:	Fragaria
Species:	viridis

Fragaria viridis, often called the creamy strawberry or green strawberry, is a unique type of strawberry. It grows naturally in Europe and central Asia.

About the Green Strawberry

These strawberries have a wonderful taste. They don't have the strong smell of regular strawberries, but they offer a refreshing, slightly tart flavor. Sometimes, they even ripen without turning red!

How to Pick Them

When you pick a green strawberry, the small green leaves (called the calyx) usually stay attached to the fruit. You might also hear a small snapping sound as you pull it from the plant.

Its Genetic Story

Every strawberry plant has tiny packages of instructions inside its cells called chromosomes. All strawberries have a basic number of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria viridis is known as "diploid." This means it has two sets of these chromosomes, adding up to a total of 14 chromosomes. Scientists believe this strawberry species is very old, about 6.24 million years old!

Gallery

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  Bucket of fruit (In Russian these strawberries are called polunitsa (Russian: Полуница))

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  Wild nature gifts

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  Fruit (In Estonian these strawberries are called muulukas)

See also

In Spanish: Fragaria viridis para niños