The seeds of this plant are developed from the pistils in the centre of the flower which will become dark-coloured fruit (achenes) on the strawberry.

The exact process of hybridization and speciation which resulted in the octoploid species is still unknown, but it appears that the genome compositions of both Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria virginiana (and by extension their hybrid, the cultivated octoploid garden strawberry as well) are identical.

is considered to be the valid name for this plant by a number of authorities[8][9] (and was described by Philip Miller in 1768[10] in the eighth edition of The Gardeners Dictionary).

[15] A popular type called "Little Scarlet" is grown in Great Britain, having been imported from the United States in the early 1900s.

[citation needed] According to Iroquois mythology, the first strawberries grew out of Earth Woman's heart after she died giving birth to her twin sons, Sapling and Flint.