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Rubus

Rubus

1 8.2
Bramble plants that produce edible berries like blackberries and raspberries
  • noun
  • /ˈruːbəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Rubus
  • Many gardeners appreciate Rubus for its ability to thrive in diverse conditions and yield tasty fruits.
  • Rubus bramble

Examples

  • The most frequently encountered plant species were bramble (Rubus fruticosus), dandelion (Taraxacum agg.), and sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus).

    Academic text (2012)
  • The garden was filled with various Rubus plants, showcasing vibrant berries ready for picking.

  • For example, the odds that a bramble (Rubus) or rosehip (Rosa) will be eaten by humans are significantly higher than for any other species in the sister clade for these two genera.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Farmers often cultivate Rubus species to produce delicious berries like blackberries and raspberries.

Compounds

Rubus cissoides
  • New Zealand
9.9

A shrub with thick stems that trails and climbs over other plants

Rubus cuneifolius
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of blackberry bush that grows in the eastern United States

Rubus flagellaris
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild low bush that grows along the ground and produces edible blackberries

A blackberry bush that bears sweet black or dark purple berries people eat

Rubus australis
  • New Zealand
9.9

A trailing shrub from New Zealand with thick stems that grows over other plants

9.9

A low bushy plant from Europe that makes blue-black berries

Rubus canadensis
  • Specialized
8.9

A low bush that makes small edible dark berries and has stems that trail on the ground

A low northern plant that makes orange berries you can eat in wet places

Rubus hispidus
  • Specialized
9.9

A low bush from eastern North America that makes small dark berries

Rubus idaeus
  • Specialized
7.3

A raspberry plant from Europe and northern Asia that produces edible red or orange fruit

Rubus saxatilis
  • Specialized
9.9

A small European wild plant that grows along the ground and makes small red berries

Rubus spectabilis
  • Specialized
9.9

A large raspberry bush from western North America with pinkish orange berries

Rubus strigosus
  • Specialized
9.6

A North American raspberry plant that makes sweet red berries

Rubus trivialis
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild berry plant like a blackberry that grows in southern North America

9.9

A North American raspberry plant that makes small sweet red fruits you can eat

Rubus loganobaccus
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild bush from western North America that makes red edible berries called loganberries

Rubus occidentalis
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of raspberry plant from eastern North America with small black fruit shaped like thimbles

Rubus odoratus
  • Specialized
9.9

A bush from eastern North America with purple flowers and red to orange cup-shaped fruit

Rubus ursinus
  • Specialized
9.8

A North American blackberry plant with small black edible berries

9.9

A red berry bush like a raspberry, grown for eating and jam

Surface Forms

Rubus singular
Rubuses plural

Etymology

Rubus comes from the Latin rubus, meaning 'bramble' or 'blackberry bush'. That's why Rubus is the name used for the large group of thorny bushes that produce raspberries, blackberries, and similar berries.