Beach Strawberry
Chilean Wild Strawberry |
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Anthophyta
Flowering plants |
| Fragaria chiloensis |
Rose family
Rosaceae |
Photographer: John Crellin |
National Botanic Garden of Wales, Great Glasshouse
This is one of the parents of most (all ?) cultivated strawberries. (The other parent being Fragaria virginiana.)
Information at the Botanic garden:
"It thrives in meadows, moist sand dunes and crevices in rocks and cliff faces.
It grows wild all along the Western coast of the Americas from Chile to Peru, from California to British Columbia and also in Hawaii." |
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| 21 April 2004 |
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| Section: Cultivated Plants |
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| British Isles status: Can occur in the wild |
Nikon D70
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering: Multi-Pattern
Focussing: Manual
1/100 sec - F/8
Lens: 60mm F/2.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 800
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