Rubus

Rubus is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. Its species include blackberries, raspberries, and dewberries, with fruits formed from clusters of small drupelets.

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Rosaceae: Rosaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes roses, apples, cherries, and Rubus. Rubus belongs to this family, whose diverse fruits include both aggregate fruits and pomes.
Blackberry: A blackberry is an edible aggregate fruit produced by several species and hybrids in Rubus. Blackberries are among the genus’s best-known cultivated fruits.
Carl Linnaeus: Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who established the binomial system of biological nomenclature. Linnaeus named and classified numerous Rubus species within modern botanical nomenclature.
Rubus idaeus: Rubus idaeus is the European red raspberry, a widespread bramble cultivated for its fruit. It is the principal species behind many cultivated red raspberries.
Plant-pollinator interaction: Plant-pollinator interaction is the ecological relationship in which animals transfer pollen while obtaining floral resources. Rubus flowers provide nectar and pollen to diverse pollinators.
Aggregate fruit: An aggregate fruit develops from multiple separate ovaries within one flower. Rubus fruits gather the small fruits formed by many ovaries into one cluster.
Raspberry: A raspberry is an edible Rubus fruit that usually separates from its receptacle when picked. Raspberries are a major crop and differ from blackberries in how the fruit detaches.
Plant systematics: Plant systematics is the study of plant diversity and evolutionary relationships, including their naming and classification. Systematists use morphology and genetic evidence to resolve relationships within Rubus.
Rubus fruticosus: Rubus fruticosus is a name historically applied to the common blackberry, though its taxonomic use is complex. Its shifting usage illustrates the difficulty of naming blackberry groups.
Invasive species: An invasive species is a nonnative organism that spreads and causes ecological or economic harm. Some introduced Rubus species form persistent thickets and displace native vegetation.