Tribe Potentilleae Rank Species | Subfamily Rosoideae Subtribe Fragariinae | |
Similar Mock strawberry, Compound fruit, Accessory fruit | ||
Fragaria pentaphylla is a tetraploid species of wild strawberry native to China. It is referred to as 五叶草莓 wu ye cao mei.
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Description
Usually 6–15 cm tall, this species usually blooms around April to May, the fruits are ripe by June. Characteristics include:
Distribution
Fragaria pentaphylla is native to the Chinese provinces of Sichuan Qinghai Gansu Shanxi and Henan. It is most often found on forests, forest clearings, scrub, mountain meadows, and open gravels at elevations of 1000–2700 m.
Cultivation
This species is rare, (if at all) in cultivation.
Commercial value
This plant has little or no commercial value. However, with chromosome doubling, this plant can be bred with Fragaria × ananassa, the garden strawberry, possibly introducing new traits, such as disease resistance or new flavors (especially f. alba) to cultivated strawberries.