Fragaria nipponica

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Fragaria nipponica is a species of wild strawberry native to the western side of the Japanese island of Honshū, with a variety Fragaria nipponica var. yakusimensis on Yakushima. Some botanists treat it as a synonym of Fragaria yezoensis.Oda, Y. 2002. Photosynthetic characteristics and geographical distribution of diploid Fragaria species native in Japan. Acta Hort. 567: 381–384. [http://www.actahort.org/books/567/567_83.htm Abstract] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602033648/http://www.actahort.org/books/567/567_83.htm |date=2018-06-02 }}.Hummer, K. E., Sabitov, A., & Davis, T. 2005. Iturup and Sakhalin Island strawberries. HortScience 40(4): 1127. [http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=177440 Abstract].{{GRIN | accessdate = 2 January 2018}}

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

Fragaria nipponica, particularly var. yakusimensis, is cultivated in Japan for its edible fruit.

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