| Loganberry | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. × loganobaccus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus × loganobaccus | |
The loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus) is a hybrid of the North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus) and the European raspberry (Rubus idaeus),[1][2] accidentally bred in 1881 by James Harvey Logan, for whom they are named.[3] They are cultivated for their edible fruit.
- ^ Darrow, G.M. (1955). "Blackberry—raspberry hybrids". Journal of Heredity. 46 (2): 67–71. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a106521.
- ^ "Loganberry". Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission. 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "A brief history: 1881, the accidental loganberry". Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission. 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.