''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'', with which it is sometimes confused.
References
*Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 491.
External links
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villosa
Flora of Europe
Garden plants of Europe
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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