There are approximatively 100–160 genera and 3,500–4,000

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of 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 the appropriate s ...

in the family Rosaceae.

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Acaena ''Acaena'' is a genus of about 60 species of mainly evergreen, creeping herbaceous perennial plants and subshrubs in the family Rosaceae, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere, notably New Zealand, Australia and South America, but with a fe ...

'' *'' Acomastylis'' *''

Adenostoma ''Adenostoma'' is a genus of shrubs in the Rose family ( Rosaceae) containing only two species, chamise (''Adenostoma fasciculatum'') and redshanks (''Adenostoma sparsifolium''). Both are native to the Californias. Description Characteristi ...

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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 Afr ...

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Alchemilla ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

'' *'' Amelanchier'' *''

× Amelasorbus × ''Amelasorbus'' is a flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A naturally occurring hybrid, it is the result of a cross between two distinct tree genera, '' Amelanchier'' and ''Sorbus'', and shows phenotypic similarities to both parents. This ...

'' *'' Amygdalophora'' *'' Amygdalopsis'' *'' Amygdalus'' *''

Aphanes ''Aphanes'' (parsley-piert) is a genus of around 20 species in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to Europe, Asia and Australia. A 2003 study indicated that ''Aphanes'' may belong to the genus '' Alchemilla'', commonly called lady's-mantle. They ...

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Aria In music, an aria ( Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompa ...

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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, th ...

'' *'' ×Ariosorbus'' *''

Aronia ''Aronia'' is a genus of deciduous shrubs, the chokeberries, in the family Rosaceae native to eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps. The genus Aronia is considered to have 3 species. The most common and wi ...

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Aruncus ''Aruncus'' is a genus of clump-forming herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae. Botanical opinion of the number of species differs, with from one to four species accepted. They are closely related to the genera '' Filipendula'' and ' ...

'' *'' Atomostigma''

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*'' Batidaea'' *'' Bencomia'' *'' Brachycaulos'' *'' Brayera''

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*'' Cerapadus'' *'' Ceraseidos'' *'' Cerasus'' *'' Cercocarpus'' *'' Chamaebatiaria'' *''

Chamaemeles ''Chamaemeles'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae. Its only species, ''Chamaemeles coriacea'', is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an isla ...

'' *'' Chamaerhodos'' *'' Chaenomeles'' *'' Chamaemespilus'' *'' Cliffortia'' *'' Coleogyne'' *'' Coluria'' *'' Comarella '' *'' Comarobatia '' *'' Comaropsis '' *''

Comarum ''Comarum'' is a genus of plants formerly included with the genus '' Potentilla'' ("typical cinquefoils"). It contains one or two species: * ''Comarum palustre ''Comarum palustre'' ( syn. ''Potentilla palustris''), known by the common names pur ...

'' *'' Cormus'' *''

Cotoneaster ''Cotoneaster'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China an ...

'' *'' Cowania'' *'' + Crataegomespilus'' *'' Crataegus'' * × ''Crataemespilus'' *''

Cydonia Cydonia may refer to: Music * ''Cydonia'' (album), a 2001 album by The Orb * "Cydonia", a track by heavy metal band Crimson Glory from '' Astronomica'' Places and jurisdictions * Kydonia or Cydonia, an ancient city state on Crete, at modern ...

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Dalibarda ''Dalibarda repens'' (dewdrop, false violet, star violet, Robin runaway. French Canadian: dalibarde rampante) is a perennial plant (a forb) in the rose family, native to eastern and central Canada and to the northeastern and north-central United ...

'' *'' Dasiphora'' *'' Dendriopoterium'' *''

Dichotomanthes ''Dichotomanthes'' is a monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In ...

'' *'' Duchesnea'' *''

Docynia ''Docynia'' (栘𣐿属, ''yí yī shǔ'') is a genus of flowering trees, evergreen or semi-evergreen, in the family Rosaceae. The fruit is a pome. The tree is endemic to Southeast Asia, including Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: ...

'' *'' Dryadanthe'' *'' Dryas''

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Eriobotrya ''Eriobotrya'' is a genus of flowering plants, mostly large evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae, native to woodland in the Himalayas and East Asia. The loquat, ''E. japonica'', is grown for its edible fruit. ''Eriobotrya'' s ...

'' *'' Eriogynia'' *''

Eriolobus ''Eriolobus'' is a genus of plants in 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 genus ''Rosa''. Among ...

'' *'' Erythrocoma'' *''

Exochorda ''Exochorda'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to China and central Asia (Turkestan). They are used as ornamental plants with the common name pearl bush, or pearlbush. Numerous species have been described o ...

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*'' Fallugia'' *''

Farinopsis ''Farinopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. Its native range is Central Asia to Southwestern Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geo ...

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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 dropwort ...

'' *'' Fragaria''

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Geum ''Geum'' , (Latinized Greek for "taste" referencing the roots of the plant) commonly called avens, is a genus of about 50 species of rhizomatous perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family and its subfamily Rosoideae, widespread across Euro ...

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Gillenia ''Gillenia'' ( syn. ''Porteranthus'') is a genus of two species of perennial herbs in the family Rosaceae, '' Gillenia stipulata'' and '' Gillenia trifoliata''. Common names for plants in this genus include: Bowman's root, Indian-physic, Americ ...

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Hagenia ''Hagenia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant with the sole species ''Hagenia abyssinica'', native to the high-elevation Afromontane regions of central and eastern Africa. It also has a disjunct distribution in the high mountains of East ...

'' *'' Hedlundia'' *''

Hesperomeles ''Hesperomeles'' is a genus of South American evergreen trees of the family Rosaceae that has sometimes been included along with ''Pyracantha'' in the genus '' Osteomeles''. However, ''Osteomeles'' notably have compound leaves, and recent molecu ...

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Heteromeles ''Heteromeles arbutifolia'' (; more commonly by Californian botanists), commonly known as toyon, is a common perennial shrub native to extreme southwest Oregon, California, and the Baja California Peninsula. It is the sole species in the genus ...

'' *'' Holodiscus'' *''

Horkelia :''See also '' Horkeliella'' (false horkelias).'' ''Horkelia'' is a genus of plants in the rose family. It includes several species of plants known commonly as horkelias. These are flowering plants closely related to the cinquefoils ('' Potentil ...

'' *'' Horkeliella'' *'' Hulthemia'' (synonym of ''Rosa'') *×'' Hulthemosa'' (''Hulthemia'' × ''Rosa'')

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Ivesia ''Ivesia is also a synonym for the Nesticus spider genus''. ''Ivesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family known generally as mousetails. They are perennial herbs native to western North America, especially the western United State ...

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Kageneckia ''Kageneckia'' is a genus of flowering plant in family Rosaceae. Taxonomic history ''Kageneckia'', along with ''Vauquelinia ''Vauquelinia'', commonly known as the rosewoods, is a genus of the rose family, Rosaceae. It consists of two specie ...

'' *'' Kelseya'' *'' Kerria''

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*'' Lachemilla'' *'' Laurocerasus'' *'' Leucosidea'' *''

Lindleya ''Lindleya'' is a genus of Mexican evergreen trees of the family Rosaceae. The sole species, ''L. mespiloides'', grows to a height of and bears solitary white fragrant flowers in summer. The fruit are dry dehiscent capsules. Taxonomic his ...

'' *'' Luetkea'' *''

Lyonothamnus ''Lyonothamnus'' is a monotypic genus of trees in the rose family containing the single living species ''Lyonothamnus floribundus'', which is known by the common name Catalina ironwood, and the subspecies ''L. f.'' ssp. ''aspleniifolius'' and '' ...

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*'' Majovskya'' *''

Malacomeles ''Malacomeles'', or false serviceberry, is a genus of flowering plants in the Rosaceae. It is most closely related to '' Amelanchier'', '' Peraphyllum'', '' Crataegus'', and ''Mespilus ''Mespilus'', commonly called medlar, is a monotypic g ...

'' *'' ×Malosorbus'' *''

Malus ''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples, wild apples, and rainberries. The genus is native to the temperate zone ...

'' *'' Marcetella'' *''

Mespilus ''Mespilus'', commonly called medlar, is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae containing the single species ''Mespilus germanica'' of southwest Asia. It is also found in some countries in the Balkans, especially in Alb ...

'' *'' Micromeles''

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*'' Nagelia'' *'' Neillia'' *'' Neviusia'' *'' Normeyera *'' Novoseiversia'' *'' Nutallia''

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*'' Oemleria'' *'' Oncostylus'' *'' Oreogeum'' *''

Orthurus ''Orthurus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic epoch. See also * Prehistoric fish * List of prehistoric bony fish genera This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt t ...

'' *'' Osteomeles''

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*'' Padellus'' *'' Parageum'' *'' Pentactina'' *'' Pentaphylloides'' *''

Peraphyllum ''Peraphyllum'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the rose family, containing the single species ''Peraphyllum ramosissimum'', commonly known as the squaw apple or wild crab apple. Translated from the Greek, the genus ''Peraphyllum'' ...

'' *'' Persica'' *'' Petrophytum'' *'' Photinia'' *'' Physocarpus'' *''

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 ...

'' *'' Porteranthus'' *'' 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 perenni ...

'' *'' Poteridium'' *'' Poterium'' *''

Pourthiaea ''Pourthiaea'' is a genus of plants in the rose family (Rosaceae). Its native range is East Asia and Indo-China. It is found in the regions of Assam, Bangladesh, (north-central, south-central and southeastern) China, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, ...

'' *'' Prinsepia'' *''

Prunus ''Prunus'' is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes (among many others) the fruits plums, Cherry, cherries, peaches, Peach#Nectarine, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. Native to the North American temperate regions, the neotropics of Sou ...

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Pseudocydonia ''Pseudocydonia sinensis'' or Chinese quince () is a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the family Rosaceae, native to southern and eastern China. It is the sole species in the genus ''Pseudocydonia''. Its hard, astringent fruit is used in tra ...

'' *'' Purshia'' *''

Pyracantha ''Pyracantha'' (from Greek "fire" and "thorn", hence firethorn) is a genus of large, thorny evergreen shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names firethorn or pyracantha. They are native to an area extending from Southwest Europe east to ...

'' *'' Pygeum'' *'' × Pyronia'' *'' Pyrus''

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*'' ×Rhaphiobotyra'' *''

Rhaphiolepis ''Rhaphiolepis'' ( or ;The first pronunciation is that expected for Anglo-Latin; the second is common in nurseries. ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607. However, William T. Stearn in his book ''Botanical Latin'' says "Botanical Latin ...

'' *'' Rhodotypos'' *''

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, ...

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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 the ...

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Sanguisorba ''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 ...

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Sarcopoterium ''Sarcopoterium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family 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 genus ''Rosa''. ...

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Sibbaldia ''Sibbaldia'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rosaceae, with a circumpolar distribution, including the high Arctic. Most of the species are found in the Himalaya. The type species is ''Sibbaldia procumbens''. It is also in the Rosoi ...

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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, an ...

'' *'' Sibiraea'' *''

Sieversia ''Sieversia'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rosaceae, it is also in the subfamily Rosoideae, and tribe Colurieae. Its native range is the Russian Far East (within the federal subjects of Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye a ...

'' *'' Sorbaria'' * × ''Sorbaronia'' * × ''Sorbocotoneaster'' * × ''Sorbopyrus'' *''Sorbus'' *''Spenceria'' *''Spiraea'' *''Neillia_incisa, Stephanandra''

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*''Taihangia'' *''Tetraglochin'' *''Sorbus, Torminalia'' *''Trichothalamus'' *''Tylosperma''

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*''Ulmaria''

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*''Vauquelinia''

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*''Waldsteinia''

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*''Xerospiraea''

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*''Zygalchemilla''

References

{{reflist Rosaceae genera, Lists of plant genera (alphabetic), Rosaceae Taxonomic lists (genera, taxonomic), Rosaceae