strawberries

     

The Garen strawberry (Fragaria Ă—ananassa and related cultivars) is the most common variety of strawberry cultivated worldwide. Like other species of Fragaria (strawberries), it belongs to the family Rosaceae. Technically, its fruit is known as an accessory fruit, in that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries (achenes) but from the peg at the bottom of the bowl-shaped hypanthium that holds the ovaries.

Trivia about strawberries

  • These red "berries" grown on the ground aren't true berries because the seeds are on the outside
  • Sometimes served with cream or dipped in chocolate, these red fruits are also popular in a shortcake dish
  • A traditional treat served at Wimbledon consists of these berries & cream
  • They were "Wild" in the title of a 1957 Bergman film
  • The Tart Toss & shortcake-eating contest are part of the Oxnard festival for this fruit
  • This shortcake staple is rich in Vitamin C, with about 90 milligrams per serving
  • After pinching off its "green hat", slice this fruit with an egg slicer; "no stains on your fingers"