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Sign in to saveThe blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus. The taxonomy of blackberries has historically been confused because of hybridization and apomixis so that species have often been grouped together and called species aggregates.
A blackberry is an edible fruit produced by various plants in the Rubus genus, including different species and their hybrids. Blackberries have been difficult to classify scientifically because the plants hybridize and reproduce in ways that have historically made it hard to distinguish between individual species.
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- Genetics
- Ecology
- Farming
- History
- Hybrids
- Trailing
- Thornless
- Erect
- Primocane
- Mexico and Chile
- Diseases and pests
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- Nutrients
- Seed composition
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The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus. The taxonomy of blackberries has historically been confused because of hybridization and apomixis so that species have often been grouped together and called species aggregates.
Blackberry fruit production is abundant with annual volumes of per possible, making this plant commercially attractive.