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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Rose (disambiguation) , Rosé (disambiguation ), Roses (disambiguation), and Rosa (disambiguation).

Rose

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Rosa rubiginosa , a wild rose native to Europe and West Asia

Rosa 'Precious Platinum', a hybrid tea garden cultivar

Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Plantae

Clade :

Tracheophytes

Clade :

Angiosperms

Clade :

Eudicots

Clade :

Rosids

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Rosoideae

Tribe:

Roseae

Genus:

Rosa

L.[1]

Type species

Rosa cinnamomea

L.[2]

Species

See List of Rosa species

Synonyms [3]

Bakeria (Gand.) Gand., nom. illeg.

Chabertia (Gand.) Gand.

Chavinia (Gand.) Gand.

Cottetia (Gand.) Gand.

Crepinia (Gand.) Gand., nom. illeg.

Ernestella Germ.

Hesperhodos Cockerell

Hulthemia Dumort.

× Hulthemosa Juz.

Juzepczukia Chrshan.

Laggeria (Gand.) Gand.

Lowea Lindl.

Ozanonia (Gand.) Gand.

Platyrhodon Decne. ex Hurst, nom. illeg.

Pugetia (Gand.) Gand.

Rhodophora Neck., nom. invalid.

Rhodopsis (Endl.) Rchb., nom. rejic.

Ripartia (Gand.) Gand.

Saintpierrea Germ.

Scheutzia (Gand.) Gand., nom. illeg.

Rosa hemisphaerica (syn.: Rosa sulphurea ), watercolor by Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840)

A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa (/ˈroʊzə/),[4] in the family Rosaceae (/roʊˈzeɪsiːˌiː/),[4] or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars.[5] They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles.[6] Their flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and Northwest Africa.[6] Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses to climbers that can reach seven meters in height.[6] Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.

Etymology

The name rose comes from Latin rosa , which was perhaps borrowed from Oscan, from Greek ῥόδον rhódon (Aeolic βρόδον wródon ), itself borrowed from Old Persian wrd- ( wurdi ), related to Avestan varəδa , Sogdian ward , Parthian wâr .[7][8]

Botany

A close-up of a climbing rose

A bright yellow rose in Radovanu, Romania

Rose thorns are actually prickles – outgrowths of the epidermis

Rose leaflets

Exterior view of rose buds

Longitudinal section through a developing rose hip

The leaves are borne alternately on the stem. In most species, they are 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in) long, pinnat

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