Rosa villosa

Rosa villosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. villosa
Binomial name
Rosa villosa
L.
Synonyms

Rosa pomifera

Rosa villosa, the apple rose,[1] is a species of rose. It was described in 1753.[2]

It is native to Europe, where it is found in the central, southern and southeastern parts of the continent, including southwestern Russia.[3] It is most closely related to Rosa mollis, with which it is sometimes confused.[3]

References

  1. ^ NRCS. "Rosa villosa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ John H. Wiersema; Blanca León (20 March 2013). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. CRC Press. p. 1122. ISBN 978-1-4665-7681-0.
  3. ^ a b Kurtto, Arto; Lampinen, Raino; Junikka, Leo (2004). Atlas florae Europaeae, distribution of vascular plants in Europe. 13: Rosaceae (Spiraea to Fragaria, excl. Rubus). Helsinki: Committee for mapping the flora of Europe and Societas Biologica Fennica. pp. 98–102. ISBN 978-951-9108-14-8.
  • Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 491.


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