  the raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves. raspberries are perennial with woody stems. ==major kinds of cultivated raspberries== thumb|left|fruits of a golden or yellow raspberry cultivar raspberries are an important commercial fruit crop, widely grown in all temperate regions of the world. many of the most important modern commercial red raspberry cultivars derive from hybrids between r. idaeus and r. strigosus.huxley, a., ed. (1992). new rhs dictionary of gardening. macmillan isbn 0-333-47494-5. some botanists consider the eurasian and american red raspberries all belong to a single, circumboreal species, rubus idaeus, with the european plants then classified as either r. idaeus subsp. idaeus or r. idaeus var. idaeus, and the native north american red raspberries classified as either r. idaeus subsp. strigosus, or r. idaeus var. strigosus. recent breeding has resulted in cultivars that are thornless and more strongly upright, not needing staking. the black raspberry, rubus occidentalis, is also occasionally cultivated in the united states, providing both fresh and frozen fruit, as well as jams, preserves, and other products, all with that species' distinctive, richer flavor. purple raspberries have been produced by horticultural hybridization of red and black raspberries, and have also been found in the wild in a few places (for example, in vermont) where the american red and the black raspberries both grow naturally. commercial production of purple-fruited raspberries is rare. blue raspberry, is a local name used in prince edward country, ontario, canada for the cultivar 'columbian', a hybrid (purple raspberry) of r. strigosus and r. occidentalis.{{cite book|author=hedrick, u.p.; howe, g.h.; taylor, o.m.; berger, a.; slate, g.l.; einset, o.|year=1925|title=the small fruits of new york|publisher=j. b. lyon|location=alb
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