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Rubus

(Genus)

Overview

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Rubus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. These plants have prickles like roses and are often called brambles; this name is most often used for the blackberry and similar fruits that are also of rambling habit, and not used for those like the raspberry that grow as upright canes. Their fruit, called bramble fruit, is an aggregate of drupelets.

The genus also includes numerous hybrids, both natural, and bred by man, such as Loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus).

See also: List of Lepidoptera that feed on Rubus

Scientific classification

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The genus Rubus is a very complex one, containing 13 subgenera, the largest of which, subgenus Rubus, is further subdivided into 12 sections:

A sign near this bush labeled it as a rubus calycinoide.
A sign near this bush labeled it as a rubus calycinoide.

Taxonomy

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The Genus Rubus is further organized into finer groupings including: