Black raspberry
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Black raspberry is a common name
for three species of the genus Rubus
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Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
for three species of the genus Rubus
Rubus
Rubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of these plants have woody stems with prickles like roses; spines, bristles, and gland-tipped hairs are...
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- Rubus leucodermisRubus leucodermisRubus leucodermis is a species of Rubus native to western North America, from British Columbia, Canada south to California, New Mexico and Mexico...
, native to western North America - Rubus occidentalisRubus occidentalisRubus occidentalis is a species of Rubus native to eastern North America. Its common name black raspberry is shared with the closely related western American species Rubus leucodermis...
, native to eastern North America, the species that is commercially harvested, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, from developed cultivars. - Rubus coreanusRubus coreanusRubus coreanus is a species of raspberry native to Korea, Japan, and China. It produces edible berries that are fermented into bokbunja ju, a Korean fruit wine...
, also known as Korean black raspberry, native to Korea, Japan, and China