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.
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Rubus spectabilis
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Rubus idaeus
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Rubus parviflorus
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Rubus occidentalis
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Rubus chamaemorus
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Rubus odoratus
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Rubus ursinus
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