''Rosa villosa'', the apple rose, is a species of

rose A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...

. It was described in 1753. It is native to Europe, where it is found in the central, southern and southeastern parts of the continent, including southwestern Russia. It is most closely related to ''

Rosa mollis ''Rosa mollis'' is a species of wild rose. Common name: soft downy-rose. It is most closely related to ''Rosa villosa''. ''Rosa mollis'' can be distinguished from ''Rosa villosa'' by its longer leaves and pruinose stem, which is absent in the lat ...

'', with which it is sometimes confused.

References

*Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 491.

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villosa ''Villosa'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simp ...

Flora of Europe Garden plants of Europe Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{rosa-stub