Wild strawberries are perennial plants, belonging to the genus
Fragaria, and they are related to roses. The stems are slightly
hairy and attach a trifoliate leaf, and they spread through
runners attached to the parent plant. The flowers are small and
white and produce sweet edible berries studded with seeds.
Recent scientific discoveries on wild strawberry properties have
prompted closer study, as investigations have shown that
strawberries have anti-cancer elements, multiple chromosomes,
and research is also providing an answer to sexual assignment in
plants, among other findings. Wild strawberries have been found
to have a higher number of chromosome sets than cultivated
strawberries. Some have a normal double set, but others can have
up to eight, and even more if crossed. High numbers of
chromosomes were probably the result of the unification of
gametes (reproductive cells), and they produce larger than
normal pollen grains. The Asian wild strawberry bears the
highest number of chromosomes at eight and it