Rosa tomentosa

Rosa tomentosa, otherwise known as the harsh downy-rose,[1] is a species of wild rose. It is a shrub growing to about 3 metres (10 ft).[2] It is found in Asia Minor, the Caucasus (where it may not be native), and much of Europe: the British Isles, France, Central Europe, northern Spain, Italy, and the Balkans (except Greece).[3] On the British Isles it can be found in hedgerows and woodland margins, and it typically flowers between June and July.[4] Further south, in Bulgaria, it flowers in May.[5]

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

References

  1. "Rosa tomentosa". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "Rosa tomentosa Sm". Bean's Trees and Shrubs. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. Sources for distribution:
    • 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. 93–94. ISBN 978-951-9108-14-8.
    • "Rosa tomentosa". NBN Atlas. Retrieved 12 June 2020. (For details of distribution in the UK).
  4. Sterry, Paul (2006). Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers. Collins. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780007814848.
  5. Dimitrov, Stoyan (1973). "Shipka – Rosa L.". In Vǎlev, Stoju; Asenov, Ivan (eds.). Flora na Narodna Republika Bǎlgarija (in Bulgarian). Vol. V. Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
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