Rosa elasmacantha Trautv.

First published in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1868(Suppl.): 25 (1869 publ. 1870)
This name is a synonym of Rosa spinosissima var. spinosissima

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp. [Cited as Rosa spinosissima.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI. [Cited as Rosa elasmacantha.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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