What is the scientific name of blackberry?

Answer 1

Actually "Blackberry" can be a number of species of Rubus:

Such as Rubus ursinus (i.e. California or Pacific Blackberry);

Rubus argutus (i.e. Southern Blackberry);

or Rubus fruticosus (i.e. European Blackberry).

In the case of R. fruticosus the botanists are making it very confusing if this is even a species anymore due to the labyrinth of "sub-genera" and "sections".

Other species include:

Rubus alleghiensis (i.e. Allegheny Blackberry);

Rubus canadensis (i.e. Smooth Blackberrry)

Rubus laciniatus (i.e. Cut-Leaf or Evergreen Blackberry)

Rubus ulmifolius (i.e. Elm-Leaf Blackberry).

There are also many "wild varieties" that are too numerous to mention.

Go to this website for a complete listing of all Rubus (related links).

Also it should be mentioned that all of these species of "blackberry" are being crossed with a multitude of "raspberries" creating hybrids that will make it even more confusing in the future to derive a specific species for any particular blackberry you see in the supermarket, let alone the wild varieties crossing with each other on the side of the road.

Answer 2

The scientific name of the common blackberry is Rubus fruticosus.

Answer 3

Vaccinium cynoccocus

Answer 4

Vaccinium corymbosum