Family:
Rosaceae Juss.

Rosa L.

This genus is accepted, and its native range is Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere.

[FSOM]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs, erect or climbing
Morphology Stem
Stems and branches usually with prickles and/or thorns
Morphology Leaves
Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets serrate
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules forming a sheath with free auricles
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers bisexual, solitary or in corymbs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Sepals 5, entire, or the 3 outer lobed. Petals 5. Stamens, carpels and styles many; ovule 1 per carpel
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacle hollow, becoming fleshy and coloured, and containing numerous achenes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Styles free or united, protruding through the opening of the receptacle.
Distribution
Some 350 species in the Northern Hemisphere, mainly in temperate areas.

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Comoros, Cook Is., Falkland Is., Free State, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Marianas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Trinidad-Tobago, Victoria, Western Australia

Rosa L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
16092.000 No
Ross-Craig, S. [1799], United Kingdom 16101.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000639609 Yes
70000.262 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000639608 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000618172 Yes

First published in Sp. Pl.: 491 (1753)

Accepted by

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.

Literature

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

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    Flora of Somalia
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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