The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of low growing perennials of the Rosaceae family. The bright red fruit is the swollen and fleshy base of the flower, and has numerous achenes embedded on the surface, and are rich in vitamin C. The leaves are trefoil, rough, and toothed, hairy on the underside. The flowers are white or yellow, five-petalled and unisexual. Strawberries propagate themselves by way of fast-growing runners. There are eight species, of which Fragaria vesca is native to Great Britain. Research Strawberry
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