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Fragaria nilgerrensis
Also called Nilgiri Strawberry
Huangmao strawberry (Fragaria nilgerrensis) is a wild perennial strawberry from southern and southeast Asia, grown mainly for its ornamental and novelty fruit rather than commercially. Grow it like a cultivated strawberry in moist, well-drained soil in bright conditions.
Fragaria nilgerrensis, the nilgiri strawberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a wild strawberry native to southern and southeast Asia. It is similar in appearance to F. moupinensis. Its fruit are white to light pink, with flavour reminiscent of peach, and the fruit is of no commercial value.
All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria nilgerrensis is diploid, having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
