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North Carolina State Red Berry
Strawberry
(Genus Fragaria)
Adopted in 2001.
In 2001, the General Assembly named the strawberry, Genus Fragaria, as the official Red Berry of North Carolina, and named the blueberry as the official Blue Berry of the state (Session laws, 2001, c. 488).
North Carolina Legislature Archives
§ 145-18. State fruit and State berries.
(a)The official fruit of the State of North Carolina is the Scuppernong grape (Vitis genus).
(b) The official red berry of the State is the strawberry (Fragaria genus).
(c) The official blue berry of the State is the blueberry (Vaccinium genus). (2001-488, s. 1.)
Strawberries (genus fragaria) are high in Vitamin C and A, and supply 8% of the RDA for Iron. There are only 60 calories in a cup of fresh berries and zero grams of fat. A cup of blueberries (genus vaccinium) supplies 50% of the RDA for Vitamin C, as well as 22% of the fiber recommended
for a healthy diet.
The session law itself explains how important these two berries are to the agricultural economy of the state. In the year 2000, strawberries brought in over $17,000,000, while the blueberry created over $18,000,000 in revenues. According to the 1997 Census of Agriculture, North Carolina
was ranked 8th in the nation for strawberries harvested, and ranked behind only 4 states in the production of blueberries.
Both berries are grown throughout the state, and consumers can pick their own berries at farms from one end of the North Carolina to the other.
Taxonomic Hierarchy
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| Kingdom |
Plantae -- Plants |
| Subkingdom |
Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants |
| Superdivision |
Spermatophyta -- Seed plants |
| Division |
Magnoliophyta, the Angiosperms (flowering plants) |
| Class |
Magnoliopsida, the Dicotyledons |
| Subclass |
Rosidae, the Roses |
| Order |
Rosales, the Roses |
| Family |
Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Genus |
Fragaria |
| Species |
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State Fruits
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Fruit is a necessary part of any nutritious diet.
Fruits are an excellent source of vitamin C and fiber, they contain no cholesterol, and they
are low in fat
fruit (frt)
n. pl. fruit or fruits
1.
a. The ripened ovary or ovaries of a seed-bearing plant, together with accessory
parts, containing the seeds and occurring in a wide variety of forms.
b. An edible, usually sweet and fleshy form of such a structure.
c. A part or an amount of such a plant product, served as food: fruit for dessert.
2. The fertile, often spore-bearing structure of a plant that does not bear seeds.
3. A plant crop or product: the fruits of the earth.
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