What is Boysenberry?
[[File:Boysenberries.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Boysenberries in different stages of growth]] A '''boysenberry''' is an [[aggregate fruit]]. It has large [[seed]]s and a [[Maroon (colour)|maroon]] color. It is commonly used in [[jam]]s and [[pie]]s. When cooked into jams and pies, it changes color. It is not a natural [[species]]: it is a cultivated [[variety (botany)|variety]]. A boysenberry is a [[Hybrid|cross]] between a European [[raspberry]] (''Rubus idaeus''), a common [[blackberry]] (''Rubus fruticosus''), an American [[dewberry]] (''Rubus aboriginum'') and a [[loganberry]] (''[[Rubus]]'' × ''loganobaccus'').<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UdKxFcen8zgC& |first=John Griffith |last=Vaughan |author2=C. A. Geissler |title=The new Oxford book of food plants |year=2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-954946-7 |page=88}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{-}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Rubus]]