To obtain information on the quantitative aspects of apospory in Fragaria, we investigated the rate of ovules with multiple embryo sacs per floret (ROF) for diploid (2n=2x=14) and tetraploid (2n=4x=28) F. vesca, F. yezoensis (2n=2x=14), and F. × ananassa (2n=8x=56). Histological observation revealed that two or three embryo sacs were normally formed in ovules with multiple embryo sacs, and occasionally five embryo sacs were observed in one ovule. Only eight-nucleate embryo sacs (Polygonum type) were recognized in the ovules with multiple embryo sacs, so aposporous sacs were not distinguished morphologically from meiotic sacs. ROF was examined using Herr\u27s clearing technique and varied widely at the floret level. A statistically significa...