Fragaria daltoniana

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Fragaria daltoniana, Gay (F. sikkimensis, Kurz). Small plant with red sts. to the very slender runners, offered as a rock-garden subject or carpeter: hairy or nearly glabrous: fls. solitary; calyx-lobes and bracts toothed: fr. long (1 in. long by half as broad), bright scarlet, with little flavor. Himalayas, 10,000 ft. and upward. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Fragaria daltoniana J.Gay
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Fragaria daltoniana is a species of strawberry native to the Himalayas. Its fruit has a poor flavor, and is of no commercial value.

All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria daltoniana is diploid, having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes.

References and external links

• G.M. Darrow, The Strawberry: History, Breeding and Physiology. Online version, chapter 8.
• F. daltoniana information from GRIN Taxonomy Database
• Photo of F. daltoniana