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The strawberry is found in Italian, Flemish, and German art, and in English miniatures.
In the early 15th century western European monks were using the wild strawberry in their illuminated manuscripts.
Charles V, France's king from 1364 to 1380, had 1,200 strawberry plants in his royal garden.
The French began taking the strawberry from the forest to their gardens for harvest in the 14th century.
The strawberry fruit was mentioned in ancient Roman literature in reference to its medicinal use.
Prior to this, wild strawberries and cultivated selections from wild strawberry species were the common source of the fruit.
The first garden strawberry was grown in Brittany, France, during the late 18th century.
In 2019, world production of strawberries was nine million tons, led by China with 40% of the total.
Each apparent "seed" (achene) on the outside of the fruit is actually one of the ovaries of the flower, with a seed inside it.