loganberry
Also known as Rubus loganobaccus, Rubus × loganobaccus
The loganberry ('''Rubus × loganobaccus') is a hybrid of the North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus) and the European raspberry (Rubus idaeus''), accidentally bred in 1881 by James Harvey Logan, for whom they are named. It is cultivated for its edible fruit.
Species
FamilyRosaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South
Common Name: loganberry
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- Description
- Taxonomy
- Relation to other brambles
- Cultivation
- Uses
- In culture
- References
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The loganberry ('''Rubus × loganobaccus') is a hybrid of the North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus) and the European raspberry (Rubus idaeus), accidentally bred in 1881 by James Harvey Logan, for whom they are named. It is cultivated for its edible fruit.
== Description == The plant and the fruit resemble the blackberry more than the raspberry, but the fruit color is dark red rather than black.