What are the little hairs on strawberries?

Ahh, the strawberry. Beautiful, delicious, possessing a little green handle to help you eat it... But wait, what's this... Egad! Now that you've closely examined a strawberry, you can never look at it the same way again. read more

Those little hairs you see on that strawberry are merely part of the Achene s. An achene you might be familiar with is that of the ubiquitous dandelion. Note the fuzzy bits. read more

The little hairs on raspberries are left over from the plant's flower. The pistils, the female reproductive part of a plant, become the little hairs on the raspberry fruit. The hairs may have an added benefit of protecting the fruit against insect damage. read more

They're on all strawberries but you have to look at them closely to notice. They're attached to the little seeds, called achenes, on the strawberries, and achenes can have tiny little hair-like structures on them but it is *not* actually hair. read more