Taxonomy: Angiosperms / Eudicots / Rosids / Rosales / Rosaceae 1. Fragaria orientalis is native to China and E Siberia, specifically the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang as well as in Korea, Mongolia, and Russia. 2. It is occasionally cultivated as a novelty edible. It is called dong fang cao mei in at least part of its native range. 3. F. orientalis is a perennial, averaging 8 in (.2m) tall; it blooms from Apr to May. 4. These plants can be found in forests and meadows on mountain slopes, usually in the shade of forest trees at elevations of 600 – 4000 meters. 5. This plant is cultivated as an edible herb, although it is relatively rare in cultivation. 6. Prefers a sunny position with moist, fertile soil for maximum production. However, plants can tolerate partial shade. F. orientalis prefers a mulch of coniferous needles. Variety N.A. Total sequence length 214,184,023 bp Total assembly gap length 14,119 bp Number of scaffolds 323,163 Scaffold N50 722 bp Scaffold L50 85,403 bp Number of contigs 323,675 Contig N50 721 bp Contig L50 85,534 bp Number of component sequences (WGS or clone) 323,675 Sequencing technology Illumina HiSeq1000