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The '''beach strawberry''', '''Chilean strawberry''', or '''coastal strawberry''' (''Fragaria chiloensis'') is one of two species of [[strawberry]] that were [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridized]] to create the modern [[garden strawberry]] (''F. × ananassa''). It is noted for its large berries. Its natural range is the [[Pacific Ocean]] coasts of [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], and also [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]]. [[Migratory birds]] are thought to have [[biological dispersal|dispersed]] ''F. chiloensis'' from the [[Pacific coast#North America|Pacific coast]] of North America to the mountains of Hawai{{okina}}i, [[Chile]], and [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Sauer | first = Jonathan D. | title = Historical Geography of Crop Plants: A Select Roster | publisher = [[CRC Press]] | year = 1993 | location = | pages =128–129 | isbn = 0849389011 }}</ref> It is an [[evergreen]] plant growing to {{convert|15|-|30|cm|in}} tall, with glossy green trifoliate [[leaf|leaves]], each [[leaflet]] around {{convert|5|cm|in}} long. The [[flower]]s are white, produced in spring and early summer. The [[fruit]] is edible, red on the surface, white inside. Its fruit is still sold as a local delicacy in some South American produce markets. {{Inc| Fragaria chiloensis, Duchesne. Low, but stout in all its parts: lvs. thick, more or less glossy above, bluish white below, blunt-toothed: fl.-clusters forking and long-rayed, the peduncle short, soon lopping on the ground: runners mostly appearing after the fr. is gone: berry large and firm, dark-colored, more or less musky in flavor, reinforced by a very large calyx or hull. Pacific coast region Peru to Patagonia. —A common wild strawberry of the Pacific slope from Alaska to Calif., is considered to be the same species. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Varieties== There are a number of subspecies and forms: *''Fragaria chiloensis'' subsp. ''chiloensis'' forma ''chiloensis'' *''Fragaria chiloensis'' subsp. ''chiloensis'' forma ''patagonica'' ([[Argentina]], [[Chile]]) *''Fragaria chiloensis'' subsp. ''lucida'' <small>(E. Vilm. ex Gay) Staudt</small> (coast of [[British Columbia]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], [[Oregon]], [[California]]) *''Fragaria chiloensis'' subsp. ''pacifica'' <small>[[Günther Staudt|Staudt]]</small> (coast of [[Alaska]], British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California) *''Fragaria chiloensis'' subsp. ''sandwicensis'' <small>([[Joseph Decaisne|Decne.]]) Staudt</small> - ''{{okina}}Ōhelo papa'' ([[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]]) ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> File:Starr_041006-0321_Fragaria_chiloensis_subsp._sandwicensis.jpg| ''Fragria chiloensis'' subsp. ''chiloensis'' forma ''chiloensis'' Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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