Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Genus: Rosa (Rose)
Rosa majalis Herrm. - Cinnamon Rose
Rosa pendulina L. - Alpine Rose
Rosa spinosissima L. - Burnet Rose
Rosa rugosa Thunb. - Japanese Rose
Rosa gallica L. - Red Rose Of Lancaster
Rosa arvensis Huds. - Field-Rose
Rosa canina L. - Dog-Rose
Rosa corymbifera Borkh. - Round-Leaved Dog-Rose
Rosa balsamica Besser - Dog Rose
Rosa abietina Christ - Fir Rose
Rosa dumalis Bechst. - Glaucous Dog Rose
Rosa subcanina (Christ) Vuk. - False Dog Rose
Rosa caesia Sm. - Hairy Dog-Rose
Rosa subcollina (Christ) Vuk. - False Hedge Rose
Rosa glauca Pourr. - Red-Leaved Rose
Rosa rubiginosa L. - Sweet-Briar
Rosa micrantha Sm. - Small-Flowered Sweet-Briar
Rosa inodora Fr. - Scentless Rose
Rosa villosa L. - Apple Rose
Rosa mollis Sm. - Soft Downy-Rose
Rosa sherardii Davies - Sherard's Downy-Rose
Rosa tomentosa Sm. - Harsh Downy-Rose
Rosa pseudoscabriuscula (R. Keller) Henker & G. Schulze - Downy Rose
Rosa agrestis Savi - Small-Leaved Sweet-Briar
Rosa marginata Wallr. - Rough-Leaved Rose
Rosa stylosa Desv. - Short-Styled Field-Rose
100–200 cm tall. flowers: Ø maximal 70 mm,
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation
in dry habitats