Musk Strawberry
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The musk strawberry is a species of strawberry native to Europe. Its French name hautbois strawberry is anglicised as hautboy strawberry.
Musk strawberries grow wild to a limited extent in the forests of Central Europe, north into Scandinavia, and east into Russia. It was the first strawberry of any sort with a cultivar
name, which was Le Chapiron (1576). By 1591, the cultivar was called Chapiton, then later Capiton. It was mentioned by Quintinye, gardener to Louis XIV, as Capron in 1672.
It is used in the gourmet community for its intense aroma and superb flavour, which has been compared to a mixture of regular strawberry, raspberry
and pineapple
. The berries are small and round. They are hardy plants that can survive in many weather conditions and are cultivated commercially on a small scale, particularly in Italy
. Popular cultivated varieties include Capron and Profumata di Tortona.
, having six pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 42 chromosomes.
Musk strawberries grow wild to a limited extent in the forests of Central Europe, north into Scandinavia, and east into Russia. It was the first strawberry of any sort with a cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
name, which was Le Chapiron (1576). By 1591, the cultivar was called Chapiton, then later Capiton. It was mentioned by Quintinye, gardener to Louis XIV, as Capron in 1672.
Raspberry
The raspberry or hindberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves...
and pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...
. The berries are small and round. They are hardy plants that can survive in many weather conditions and are cultivated commercially on a small scale, particularly in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Popular cultivated varieties include Capron and Profumata di Tortona.
Polyploidy
All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria moschata is hexaploidPolyploidy
Polyploid is a term used to describe cells and organisms containing more than two paired sets of chromosomes. Most eukaryotic species are diploid, meaning they have two sets of chromosomes — one set inherited from each parent. However polyploidy is found in some organisms and is especially common...
, having six pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 42 chromosomes.
External links
- F. moschata information from GRIN Taxonomy Database
- F. moschata information from Ibiblio's Plants for a Future database
- Den Virtuella Floran Swedish site with good photos of F. moschata.
- Smithsonian Magazine Article on F. moschata