The

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 b ...

subfamily Rosoideae consists of more than 850

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

, including many shrubs, perennial

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicina ...

s, and fruit plants such as

strawberries The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown Hybrid (biology), hybrid species of the genus ''Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The f ...

and

bramble A bramble is any rough, tangled, prickly shrub, usually in the genus ''Rubus'', which grows blackberries, raspberries, or dewberries. "Bramble" is also used to describe other prickly shrubs, such as roses (''Rosa'' species). The fruits inc ...

s. Only a few are annual herbs. The circumscription of the Rosoideae is still not wholly certain; recent genetic research has resulted in several changes at the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

level and the removal from Rosoideae of some genera (notably '' Cercocarpus'', '' Cowania'', '' Dryas'' and '' Purshia'') previously included in the subfamily.

Genera

*'' Acaena'' – bidibidis *''

Agrimonia ''Agrimonia'' (from the Greek ), commonly known as agrimony, is a genus of 12–15 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one species also in Af ...

'' – agrimonies *'' Alchemilla'' – lady's mantles *'' Aphanes'' – parsley-pierts (sometimes in ''Alchemilla'') *''

Aremonia ''Aremonia'' is a genus of plants belonging to the rose family Rosaceae. Botanical description Taxonomy ; Synonyms * ''Agrimonoides'' P. Miller: Gard.Dict.Abr.ed.4. 1754 * ''Spallanzania'' Pollini: Hort.Prov.Veron.Pl.Nov.10. 1816. ; ...

'' *''

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

'' – silverweeds (sometimes in ''Potentilla'') *''

Bencomia ''Bencomia'' is a genus of four rare plant species native to the Canary Islands, which grow as woody, branching shrubs with glossy, evergreen leaves and central, pendulous inflorescences with small flowers followed by densely packed, globular fru ...

'' *''

Chamaerhodos ''Chamaerhodos '' is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae Species * '' Chamaerhodos altaica'' (Laxm.) Bunge * '' Chamaerhodos canescens'' J.Krause * '' Chamaerhodos corymbosa'' Murav. * '' Chamaerhodos erecta'' (L.) Bunge * '' Chamaerhodos g ...

'' Bunge – little-rose *''

Cliffortia ''Cliffortia'', or Caperose is a genus of plants that has been assigned to the rose family, with currently 132 known species. Its species can be found in southern Africa, particularly in the Cape Floristic Region where 124 of the species can be ...

'' *''

Coluria ''Coluria'' is a plant genus in the sub family Rosoideae The rose subfamily Rosoideae consists of more than 850 species, including many shrubs, perennial herbs, and fruit plants such as strawberries and brambles. Only a few are annual herbs. ...

'' *'' Comarum'' (formerly in ''Potentilla'') *'' Dasiphora'' – woody cinquefoils (formerly in ''Potentilla'') *'' Dendriopoterium'' (currently in ''Sanguisorba'') *'' Drymocallis'' – sticky cinquefoils (formerly in ''Potentilla'') *'' Duchesnea'' - mock strawberry (formerly in ''Potentilla'') *'' Fallugia'' *''

Filipendula ''Filipendula'' is a genus of 12 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Well-known species include meadowsweet ('' Filipendula ulmaria'') and dropwor ...

'' *''

Fragaria ''Fragaria'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. There are more than 20 described species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberries grown co ...

'' – strawberries *'' Geum'' – avenses *'' Hagenia'' – African redwood *'' Horkelia'' – horkelias (sometimes in ''Potentilla'') *''

Horkeliella ''Horkeliella'' is a small genus of two species of flowering plants in the rose family known as false horkelias. They are both endemic to California. These wildflowers were named after the genus ''Horkelia'' due to their resemblance, but are diff ...

'' – false horkelias (sometimes in ''Potentilla'') *'' Ivesia'' – mousetails (sometimes in ''Potentilla'') *''

Leucosidea ''Leucosidea sericea'', commonly known as oldwood, is an evergreen tree or large shrub that grows in the highland regions of southern Africa. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus ''Leucosidea''. The name oldwood may reflect the fact that ...

'' – oldwood *''

Marcetella ''Marcetella'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira within Macaronesia . The genus name of ''Marcetella'' is in honour of Adeodato Francisco Marcet (1875–1964), a Spa ...

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Margyricarpus ''Margyricarpus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to South America. Taxonomy The genus was first described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1794. It is placed in the subtribe Sanguisorbin ...

'' – pearlfruit *''

Polylepis ''Polylepis'' is a genus comprising 28 recognised shrub and tree species, that are endemic to the mid- and high-elevation regions of the tropical Andes. This group is unique in the rose family in that it is predominantly wind-pollinated. They are ...

'' *'' Potaninia'' *''

Potentilla ''Potentilla'' is a genus containing over 300Guillén, A., et al. (2005)Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of ''Potentilla'' L. (Rosaceae).''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' 1(62) 9–21. species of annual, biennial and peren ...

'' – typical cinquefoils (including '' Duchesnea'') *'' Poteridium'' *''

Poterium ''Sanguisorba'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is burnet. Description The plants are herbaceous perennials or small shrubs. The stems grow to 50 ...

'' *''

Purpusia ''Potentilla'' is a genus containing over 300Guillén, A., et al. (2005)Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of ''Potentilla'' L. (Rosaceae).''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' 1(62) 9–21. species of annual, biennial and pe ...

'' (sometimes in ''Potentilla'' ) *''

Rosa Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: People *Rosa (given name) *Rosa (surname) * Santa Rosa (female given name from Latin-a latinized variant of Rose) Places * 223 Rosa, an asteroid * Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States *Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, ...

'' – roses *''

Rubus ''Rubus'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of t ...

'' – brambles *'' Sanguisorba'' – burnets *'' Sarcopoterium'' *'' Sibbaldia'' *'' Sibbaldianthe'' *''

Sibbaldiopsis ''Sibbaldiopsis'' is a genus in the plant family Rosaceae. This genus only contains a single species: ''Sibbaldiopsis tridentata'', formerly ''Potentilla tridentata''. Commonly, its names include three-toothed cinquefoil, shrubby fivefingers, and ...

'' – three-toothed cinquefoil (formerly in ''Potentilla'') *'' Sieversia'' *'' Spenceria'' *''

Tetraglochin ''Tetraglochin'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type g ...

'' *'' Waldsteinia'' (sometimes in ''Geum'')

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Rosid subfamilies {{Rosoideae-stub