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  9. ›Rubus
raspberries
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raspberries

Idaeobatus

Rubus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, most commonly known as brambles. Fruits of various species are known as raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, cloudberries, and bristleberries. It is a diverse genus, and estimates of the number of Rubus species vary from 250 to over 1,000, found across all continents except Antarctica.

Most of these plants have woody stems with prickles like roses; spines, bristles, and gland-tipped hairs are also common in the genus. The Rubus fruit, sometimes called a bramble fruit, is an aggregate of drupelets. The term "cane fruit" or "cane berry" applies to any Rubus species or hybrid, which is commonly grown with supports such as wires or canes, including raspberries, blackberries, and hybrids such as loganberry, boysenberry, marionberry, and tayberry. The stems of such plants are also referred to as canes.

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60 branches of this group, most-observed first

Idaei

sectionIdaei

Spectabiles

sectionSpectabiles

black raspberry

speciesRubus occidentalis

Rosifolii

sectionRosifolii

whitebark raspberry

speciesRubus leucodermis

Parvifolii

sectionParvifolii

Corchorifolii

sectionCorchorifolii

Microphylli

sectionMicrophylli

Stimulantes

subsectionStimulantes

Rubus wallichianus

speciesRubus wallichianus

Pungentes

sectionPungentes

Rubus trianthus

speciesRubus trianthus

‘Ākala

speciesRubus hawaiensis

Leucanthi

subsectionLeucanthi

Rubus parviaraliifolius

speciesRubus parviaraliifolius

Rubus taitoensis

speciesRubus taitoensis

Rubus taiwanicola

speciesRubus taiwanicola

White-stemmed Bramble

speciesRubus cockburnianus

Two-Flower Raspberry

speciesRubus biflorus

Rubus innominatus

speciesRubus innominatus

purple raspberry

hybridRubus × neglectus

Rubus inopertus

speciesRubus inopertus

Wax Leaf Raspberry

speciesRubus glaucifolius

Peltati

sectionPeltati

Rubus tsangii

speciesRubus tsangii

Afro-montani

sectionAfro-montani

Rubus pringlei

speciesRubus pringlei

Alpestres

subsectionAlpestres

Rubus subornatus

speciesRubus subornatus

Rubus glabricarpus

speciesRubus glabricarpus

Three-Leaf Raspberry

speciesRubus pedunculosus

Rubus amabilis

speciesRubus amabilis

Rubus komarovii

speciesRubus komarovii

dark raspberry

speciesRubus nigerrimus

Rubus eriocarpus

speciesRubus eriocarpus

Rubus thibetanus

speciesRubus thibetanus

Rubus stans

speciesRubus stans

Rubus subcordatus

speciesRubus subcordatus

Rubus lasiostylus

speciesRubus lasiostylus

Rubus pileatus

speciesRubus pileatus

Rubus flosculosus

speciesRubus flosculosus

Rubus adenophorus

speciesRubus adenophorus

Rubus aurantiacus

speciesRubus aurantiacus

Ikenoenses

sectionIkenoenses

Rubus idaeopsis

speciesRubus idaeopsis

Rubus stimulans

speciesRubus stimulans

Rubus impressinervus

speciesRubus impressinervus

Rubus spinulosoides

speciesRubus spinulosoides

Rubus × nakaii

hybridRubus × nakaii

Rubus eustephanos

speciesRubus eustephanos

Rubus chiliadenus

speciesRubus chiliadenus

Rubus macvaughianus

speciesRubus macvaughianus

Nishimurani

sectionNishimurani

Rubus zhaogoshanensis

speciesRubus zhaogoshanensis

Rubus quinquefoliolatus

speciesRubus quinquefoliolatus

Rubus eucalyptus

speciesRubus eucalyptus

Rubus gyamdaensis

speciesRubus gyamdaensis

Pileati

subsectionPileati

Wushanenses

subsectionWushanenses

Rubus lanyuensis

speciesRubus lanyuensis

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