Bramble Temporal range:
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Rubus bush with ripe and unripe blackberries | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Subfamily: | Rosoideae |
Tribe: | Rubeae |
Genus: | Rubus L.[1] |
Type species | |
Rubus fruticosus L.[2]
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Synonyms[3] | |
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Rubus, commonly known as brambles is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species.[3][4][5]
Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common. Bristleberries are endemic to North America. Most of these plants have woody stems with prickles like roses; spines, bristles. Gland-tipped hairs are also common. The term "cane fruit" or "cane berry" applies to any Rubus species or hybrid. They are commonly grown with supports such as wires or canes This includes hybrids such as loganberry, boysenberry, marionberry and tayberry.[6] The stems of these plants are referred to as canes.