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Fragaria chiloensis

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Fragaria chiloensis is better known as the "beach strawberry". It is one of two species that were crossed to create the modern domestic strawberry Fragaria x ananassa. Its natural range is the Pacific Coast of North and South America, and Hawaii.

All Fragaria species have 7 types of chromosomes. Fragaria virginiana is octoploid, having eight pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 56.