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Rosaceae — Rose Family

528 species · Plants

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Rosa lucieae Franch. & Rochebr.

Rosa lucieae is a rambling shrub used in gardens and popular rose hybrids, introduced to the US.

Rosa minutifolia Parry

Rosa minutifolia is an extremely drought-tolerant, early-flowering rose native to Baja California and formerly California, grown ornamentally.

Rosa multiflora Thunb.

Rosa multiflora Thunb. is a scrambling rose shrub grown ornamentally, invasive in eastern North America, with hips used for tea and medicine.

Rosa nutkana C.Presl

Rosa nutkana, or Nootka rose, is a wild North American rose used for food, medicine, landscaping, and ornament.

Rosa palustris Marshall

Rosa palustris Marshall is a thorny pink-flowered summer-blooming shrub with alternate pinnately compound leaves.

Rosa pendulina L.

Rosa pendulina L. is a nearly thornless rose shrub native to European mountains, cultivated since 1683 for rose breeding.

Rosa rubiginosa L.

Rosa rubiginosa L. is a fragrant deciduous rose native primarily to Europe, valued for its flowers, scent, and hips.

Rosa rugosa Thunb.

Rosa rugosa is a suckering rose shrub grown ornamentally, with edible hips and multiple uses in cultivation and cuisine.

Rosa sempervirens L.

Rosa sempervirens L. is an evergreen rose native to Mediterranean and nearby regions of Europe and North Africa.

Rosa setigera Michx.

Rosa setigera Michx. is a climbing or trailing rose native to central and eastern North America with pink fragrant flowers and bright red rose hips.

Rosa spinosissima L.

Rosa spinosissima L. is a low deciduous rose that grows on sand dunes, limestone, or coasts, with cultivated varieties.

Rosa villosa (Nyár.) Ciocarlan

This European native rose species has well-documented fruit seed count, moisture, and nutritional composition.

Rosa virginiana Herrm.

Rosa virginiana, or Virginia rose, is a common edible wild rose native to eastern North America valued for cultivation.

Rosa woodsii Lindl.

Rosa woodsii is a North American perennial wild rose shrub with edible rose hips that grow across many habitats.

Rubus allegheniensis Porter

Rubus allegheniensis is a variable North American erect bramble blackberry with edible fruit that plays an important forest understory role.

Rubus arcticus L.

Rubus arcticus L. (Arctic raspberry) is a northern thornless raspberry with edible fruit valued as a delicacy.

Rubus armeniacus Focke

Rubus armeniacus is a perennial bramble with biennial canes, thorns, white/pale pink flowers, and black aggregate fruits with defensive chemical compounds.

Rubus bifrons Vest ex Tratt.

Rubus bifrons is a spiny European rose-family shrub, widespread in Europe and naturalized in parts of North America, with black fruits.

Rubus caesius L.

Rubus caesius, the European dewberry, is a small prickly shrub native to Europe and Asia, with edible aggregate fruits.

Rubus chamaemorus L.

Rubus chamaemorus L., commonly called cloudberry, is a boreal dioecious berry with a circumpolar distribution and many traditional culinary uses.

Rubus cissoides A.Cunn.

Rubus cissoides is a dioecious climbing vine endemic to New Zealand with edible berries and traditional Māori uses.

Rubus corchorifolius L.fil.

Rubus corchorifolius is an Asian prickly erect raspberry shrub with red fruits used for making jams, juice, and wine.

Rubus crataegifolius Bunge

Rubus crataegifolius, or Korean raspberry, is an East Asian raspberry shrub with edible fruit and anti-inflammatory root extracts.

Rubus cuneifolius Pursh

Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius) is a North American rose family flowering plant native to eastern US and invasive in South Africa.

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