Those tiny "seeds" on the outside of a strawberry aren't seeds--those are actually little tiny fruits!

Those tiny “seeds” on the outside of a strawberry aren’t seeds–those are actually little tiny fruits!

The “seeds” you see outside a strawberry are actually the plant’s ovaries called “achenes.” Each “seed” is technically a separate fruit with a seed inside it. Despite all this confusion about strawberry seeds, most strawberries are not grown from seeds.