- Member of the Rosacea (Rose) family.
- Botanical name - Frugaria, which means "fragrance" in Latin.
- Strawberries are thought to have been cultivated in ancient Rome.
- The plant first had the name strewberry, which later was changed to strawberry.
- The first American species of strawberries was cultivated about 1835.

Thank you Emily for providing some of this info! Sources: Jamm.com, Strawberry Facts