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Rosa rugosa Thunb.

Japanese Rose

Rosaceae

Traits


    100–150 cm tall. flowers: smelling fruity, mostly reddish to violet, rarely whitish. calyx: 5‑leaved. sepals: (almost) entire, at most with small teeth. stigmata: forming a (hemi-) spherical capitulum. fruits: reddish, glabrous. stem: densely covered with spiny-brist...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Rosa rugosa

Legend

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.

Distribution in Germany

Rosa rugosa

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Rosa rugosa

Rosa rugosa

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens, dunes

  • occasionally in saline habitats

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