Outline of strawberries explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to strawberries:

The strawberry is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively known as the strawberries). It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit (which is not a botanical berry, but an aggregate accessory fruit) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness.

Types of strawberries

Cultivars

• List of strawberry cultivars
• Little Scarlet – according to Wilkin & Sons Limited, it is a Fragaria virginiana strawberry. It is American by origin but is grown only in Britain.
• Marshall strawberry – a cultivated variety of Fragaria ananassa,^[1] that is known for "exceptional taste and firmness"^[2] and had been described as "the finest eating strawberry" in America.^{[1] [2]}
• Pineberry – a strawberry cultivar with a pineapple-like flavor, white coloring, and red seeds.^[3]
• Strasberry – or Fragaria × ananassa 'Mieze Schindler' is a variety of the garden strawberry, with a raspberry-like appearance, originally developed by the German breeder Otto Schindler in 1925.

Species

• Fragaria
• Fragaria × ananassa
• Fragaria × bringhurstii
• Fragaria cascadensis
• Fragaria chiloensis
• Fragaria × Comarum hybrids
• Fragaria daltoniana
• Fragaria iinumae
• Fragaria iturupensis
• Fragaria moschata
• Fragaria moupinensis
• Musk strawberry
• Fragaria nilgerrensis
• Fragaria nipponica
• Fragaria nubicola
• Fragaria orientalis
• Fragaria pentaphylla
• Fragaria vesca
• Fragaria × vescana
• Fragaria virginiana
• Fragaria viridis
• Fragaria yezoensis

Propagation

• Breeding of strawberries
• List of strawberry diseases
  • Strawberry diseases (Category)
  • Strawberry pests (Category)

Companies

• Driscoll's – a privately held company that sells fresh strawberries and berries
• Wish Farms – the largest producer and shipper of strawberries in Florida^[4]

Dishes and foods

See main article: List of strawberry dishes.

• Bubu Lubu
• Fraise Tagada
• Strawberry cake
• Strawberry Delight
• Strawberry ice cream
• Strawberry jam
• Strawberry pie
• Strawberry rhubarb pie
• Strawberry sauce
• Strawberry shortcake

Beverages

• Bloodhound (cocktail) – a bright red strawberry cocktail made with gin, vermouth and strawberry coulis
• Fruli – a strawberry Belgian fruit beer, produced at a craft brewery near Ghent, Belgium
• XUXU – a liqueur produced in Germany which derives its flavor from the strawberry fruit. It also has a small amount of lime juice.

Events

• Florida Strawberry Festival – an annual event that takes place in Plant City, Florida
• National Strawberry Festival – occurs over three days in Belleville, Michigan
• Strawberry Fair – a local festival of music, entertainments, arts and crafts. which has been held in Cambridge, England, since 1974

Flavor

• Ethyl methylphenylglycidate – an organic compound used in the flavor industry in artificial fruit flavors, in particular strawberry.^[5]

Organizations

• California Strawberry Commission – state-chartered agency of the California Department of Food and Agriculture

Strawberries in popular culture

Cities

• Strawberry, Arkansas
• Strawberry, Arizona

Artists

• Strawberry Runners – American rock band and recording artist
• Strawberry Switchblade – Scottish rock duo
• Strawberry Alarm Clock – American psychedelic rock band

Songs

• Strawberries (song)
• Strawberry (song)
• Strawberry Fields Forever

Textiles

• Strawberry Thief – one of William Morris's most popular repeating designs for textiles

Other

• Strawberry Panic! – Japanese media franchise based on a series of short stories written by Sakurako Kimino

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Marshall strawberry: The Forgotten Flavor", Slow Food USA.org . 2015-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080718171715/http://www.slowfoodusa.org/raft/endangered_foods.html#6 . 2008-07-18 . dead .
2. http://www.oregon-strawberries.org/sx11/sx11.htm Oregon Strawberry Commission
3. Web site: Pineberries, the strawberry that tastes like a pineapple . Originally strawberries were white in South America and red in North America ... Pineberries were saved from extinction by breeders working exclusively with VitalBerry BV when the original source material was discovered in Southern Europe. The breeders used this source material to cross it with an existing variety to improve the original pineberry. ... . Vital Berry . 2010-03-31 . 2011-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110316101422/http://www.vitalberry.eu/pineberries/ . 2011-03-16 . dead .
4. Web site: FFVA - Florida Fruit & Vegetable AssociationMember Profile - Wishnatzki Farms . 2015-10-31 . https://archive.today/20130122235257/http://www.ffva.com/imispublic/Content/NavigationMenu2/NewsCenter/HarvesterOnline/MemberProfile0210/default.htm . 2013-01-22 . dead .
5. Book: Chemistry and technology of flavors and fragrances . David J. Rowe . 2005 . 0-8493-2372-X.