Rosaceae
Rosa

Rosa cinnamomea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 491 (1753), typ. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Siberia and Caucasus. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Denmark

Native to:

Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Extinct in:

Denmark

Introduced into:

Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.3998/glbot.4115. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher. [Cited as Rosa majalis.]
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2023-continuously updated). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://www.europlusmed.org/. [Cited as Rosa pendulina.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.3998/glbot.4115. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gubanov, I.A. & al. (2013). Illiustrirovannyi opredelitel rastenii Srednei Rossii, ed. 2, 2: 1-664. KMK Scientific Press, Moskva.
  • Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R. & Junikka, L. (2004). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 13: 1-320.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Paelov, N.V. (ed.) in Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1961). Flora Kazakhstana 4: 1-546. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Polozhij, A.V. & Malyschev (eds.) (2004). Flora of Siberia 8: 1-197. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gay, J. [s.n.] K000758012 Unknown Type Material Yes
Besser, W. [s.n.] K000758011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Delavay [s.n.] China Rosa microphylla K000730877 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Rosa majalis K004567492 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images