bramble berry plant raspberry plant Rubus L. PLANTS:RUBUS The raspberry is the edible fruit of a number of species of the genus *Rubus*. The name originally refers in particular to the European species Rubus idaeus, and is still used for that species as its standard English name in its native area. Other species, mostly closely related in the same subgenus Idaeobatus, also called raspberries subsequently include: * Rubus strigosus (American Raspberry) (syn. R. idaeus var. strigosus) * Rubus arcticus (Arctic Raspberry) * Rubus crataegifolius (Korean Raspberry) * Rubus occidentalis (Black Raspberry) * Rubus odoratus (Flowering Raspberry) * Rubus phoenicolasius (Wine Raspberry) * Rubus leucodermis (Whitebark or Western Raspberry, native: Blue Raspberry) WIKIPEDIA:Raspberry rubus requires discussion