Fragaria nipponica facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fragaria nipponica |
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Fragaria
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nipponica
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Fragaria nipponica is a type of wild strawberry plant. It grows naturally on the western side of Honshū, a large island in Japan. There is also a special kind, called Fragaria nipponica var. yakusimensis, found on Yakushima Island.
Some scientists think this strawberry might be the same as another plant called Fragaria yezoensis.
| NCBI genome ID | 24458 |
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| Ploidy | diploid |
| Number of chromosomes | 14 |
| Year of completion | 2014 |
Discovering the Japanese Wild Strawberry
All strawberry plants have tiny parts inside their cells called chromosomes. These chromosomes carry all the instructions for how the plant grows.
What Makes This Strawberry Unique?
Every strawberry plant has a basic set of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria nipponica is a "diploid" plant. This means it has two full sets of these chromosomes. So, it has a total of 14 chromosomes in each cell.
Growing and Eating Fragaria nipponica
People in Japan grow Fragaria nipponica for its fruit. The special kind from Yakushima Island, Fragaria nipponica var. yakusimensis, is especially popular. Its fruit is edible and delicious.
