There is significant disagreement over the number of true

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species. Some species are so similar that they could easily be considered variations of a single species, while other species show enough variation that they could easily be considered to be different species. Lists of rose species usually show more than 320. The numbers 320 to 350 are the figures accepted by most botanists, but as Bailey has pointed out the extreme lumpers Bentham and Hooker only allowed for thirty species, while the extreme splitter Michel Gandoger allowed 4266 species just in Europe and western Asia.

Subgenera and sections

There are currently four subgenera in ''Rosa'' although there has been some disputes over the years.

', The genus Rosa (Rosoideae, Rosaceae) revisited: molecular analysis of nrITS-1 and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer (IGS) versus conventional taxonomy, 2005 The four subgenera are: *''Hulthemia'' (formerly ''Simplicifoliae'', meaning "with single leaves") containing one or two species from southwest

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, '' R. persica'' and ''R. berberifolia'' (syn. ''R. persica'' var. ''berberifolia'') which are the only roses without

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s. *''Hesperrhodos'' (from the

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for "western rose") has two species, both from southwestern

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. These are ''R. minutifolia'' and ''R. stellata''. *''Platyrhodon'' (from the

for "flaky rose", referring to flaky bark) with one species from east Asia, ''R. roxburghii''. *''Rosa'' (the type subgenus) containing all the other roses. This subgenus is subdivided into 11 sections. **''Banksianae'' – white and yellow roses from

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**''Bracteatae'' – three species, two from China and one from

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**''Caninae'' – pink and white species from

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and

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**''Carolinae'' – white, pink, and bright pink species all from

**''Chinensis'' – white, pink, yellow, red and mixed-color roses from China and

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**''Gallicanae'' – pink to crimson and striped roses from western Asia and Europe **''Gymnocarpae'' – a small group distinguished by a deciduous receptacle on the hip; one species in western North America (''R. gymnocarpa''), the others in east Asia **''Laevigatae'' – a single white species from China **''Pimpinellifoliae'' – white, pink, bright yellow, mauve and striped roses from Asia and Europe **''Rosa'' (syn. sect. ''Cinnamomeae'') – white, pink, lilac, mulberry and red roses from everywhere but North Africa **''Synstylae'' – white, pink, and crimson roses from all areas

Species

The following species are accepted: *'' Rosa abietina'' Gren. ex Christ *''

Rosa abrica ''Rosa abrica'' is a species of rose in the plant family Rosaceae, native to Iran. ''Rosa abrica'' is described as being largely similar to ''Rosa foetida'' but different in several significant traits such as the number of leaves, corymb inflore ...

'' Khat. & Koobaz *'' Rosa abutalybovii'' Gadzh. *''

Rosa abyssinica ''Rosa abyssinica''R.Br., 1814 ''In: Salt, Voy. Abyss. App. 64'' is the only rose native to Africa. Europeans first learned of the rose in the writings of 19th-century Scottish botanist Robert Brown. ''Rosa abyssinica'' is included in the genus ...

'' R.Br. ex Lindl. *''

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

'' Chrshan. *''

Rosa acicularis ''Rosa acicularis'' is a flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. It is commonly known as the prickly wild rose, prickly rose, bristly rose, wild rose or Arctic rose. It is a species of wild rose with a Holarctic distribution in northern regions o ...

'' Lindl. – arctic rose, prickly rose (''Rosa'') *'' Rosa adenophylla'' Galushko *''

Rosa agrestis ''Rosa agrestis'', the small-leaved sweet briar, field briar or fieldbriar, is a species of wild rose native to Europe, found mostly in southern Europe and occasionally as far as the Caucasus. Sources differ on whether it can be found in norther ...

'' Savi – fieldbriar (''Caninae'') *'' Rosa alabukensis'' Tkatsch. *''

Rosa alberti 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, G ...

'' Regel *'' Rosa alexeenkoi'' Crép. ex Juz. *'' Rosa × alpestris'' Rapin *'' Rosa altidaghestanica'' Husseinov *'' Rosa amblyophylla'' Kult. *'' Rosa × andegavensis'' Bastard *'' Rosa arabica'' (Crép. ex Boiss.) Déségl. *'' Rosa × archipelagica'' Tchubar *'' Rosa arensii'' Juz. & Galushko *''

Rosa arkansana ''Rosa arkansana'', the prairie rose or wild prairie rose, is a species of rose native to a large area of central North America, between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan south to New Mexico, Texa ...

'' Porter – wild prairie rose, Arkansas rose (''Rosa'') *'' Rosa arvensis'' Huds. – field rose, trailing rose (''Synstylae'') *'' Rosa × atlantica'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa × avrayensis'' Rouy & E.G.Camus *'' Rosa awarica'' Husseinov *'' Rosa baiyushanensis'' Q.L.Wang *'' Rosa balcarica'' Galushko *''

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

'' Willd. *''

Rosa banksiae ''Rosa banksiae'', common names Lady Banks' rose, or just Banks' rose, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, native to central and western China, in the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Sichuan and Yunnan, at alti ...

'' R.Br. *'' Rosa banksiopsis'' Baker *'' Rosa × baxanensis'' Galushko *'' Rosa beauvaisii'' Cardot *'' Rosa beggeriana'' Schrenk – (''Gymnocarpae'') *''

Rosa bella 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, G ...

'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson *'' Rosa bellicosa'' Nevski *'' Rosa × belnensis'' Ozanon *'' Rosa × bengyana'' Rouy & L.C.Lamb. *'' Rosa biebersteiniana'' Tratt. *'' Rosa × bigeneris'' Duffort ex Rouy *'' Rosa × binaloudensis'' Vaezi, Arjmandi & Sharghi *'' Rosa × bishopii'' Wolley-Dod *'' Rosa × biturigensis'' Boreau *'' Rosa blanda'' Aiton – smooth rose *'' Rosa boissieri'' Crép. *'' Rosa × bolanderi'' Greene *'' Rosa bracteata'' J.C.Wendl. – Chicksaw Rose, Macartney Rose (''Bracteatae'') *'' Rosa bridgesii'' Crép. ex Rydb. *'' Rosa brotherorum'' Chrshan. *'' Rosa brunonii'' Lindl. – Himalayan musk rose, Brown's musk rose (''Synstylae'') *'' Rosa bugensis'' Chrshan. *'' Rosa buschiana'' Chrshan. *'' Rosa caesia'' Sm. *'' Rosa calantha'' Tkatsch. *'' Rosa calcarea'' Lipsch. & Sumnev. *'' Rosa californica'' Cham. & Schltdl. – California wild rose (''Rosa'') *'' Rosa calyptopoda'' Cardot *'' Rosa × canadensis'' W.H.Lewis *''

Rosa canina ''Rosa canina'', commonly known as the dog rose, is a variable climbing, wild rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. Description The dog rose is a deciduous shrub normally ranging in height from , though sometimes i ...

'' L. – dog rose (''Caninae'') *''

Rosa carolina ''Rosa carolina'', commonly known as the Carolina rose, pasture rose, or prairie rose, is a perennial shrub in the rose family native to eastern North America. It can be found in nearly all US states and Canadian provinces east of the Great P ...

'' L. – Carolina rose, pasture rose (''Carolinae'') *'' Rosa caryophyllacea'' Besser *'' Rosa caudata'' Baker *'' Rosa × caviniacensis'' Ozanon *'' Rosa chavinii'' Rapin ex Reut. *'' Rosa chengkouensis'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *''

Rosa chinensis ''Rosa chinensis'' (), known commonly as the China rose, Chinese rose, or Bengal rose, is a member of the genus ''Rosa'' native to Southwest China in Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan Provinces. The first publication of ''Rosa chinensis'' was in 1768 ...

'' Jacq. *'' Rosa chionistrae'' H.Lindb. *'' Rosa × churchillii'' W.H.Lewis *''

Rosa clinophylla ''Rosa clinophylla'' is a member of the genus ''Rosa'' native to the Himalayas, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. It is a large shrub growing to tall and it can grow in swampy areas such as the haors (or beel A beel ( Bengali and Assamese: ...

'' Thory – (''Bracteatae'') *'' Rosa × consanguinea'' Gren. *'' Rosa corymbifera'' Borkh. – (''Caninae'') *''

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

'' Rolfe *'' Rosa × cottetii'' Lagger & Puget ex Cottet *'' Rosa coziae'' Nyár. *'' Rosa cziragensis'' Husseinov *'' Rosa daishanensis'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa darginica'' Husseinov *'' Rosa dauurica'' Pall. *''

Rosa davidii ''Rosa davidii'' also known as Father David's rose, is a rose species in the family Rosaceae, originating from western to central China and South-East Tibet in altitudes between 1600 and 3000 m above sea level. Description ''Rosa davidii'' is a ...

'' Crép. – Father David's rose (''Rosa'') *'' Rosa deqenensis'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa derongensis'' T.C.Ku *''

Rosa deseglisei 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 ...

'' Boreau *'' Rosa diplodonta'' Dubovik *'' Rosa dolichocarpa'' Galushko *'' Rosa doluchanovii'' Manden. *'' Rosa donetzica'' Dubovik *'' Rosa × dryadea'' Ripart ex Déségl. *'' Rosa dsharkenti'' Chrshan. *'' Rosa dubovikiae'' Mironova *'' Rosa × dulcissima'' Lunell *'' Rosa × dumalis'' Bechst. – glaucous dog rose *'' Rosa × dumetorum'' Thuill. *'' Rosa duplicata'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *'' Rosa ecae'' Aitch. – (''Pimpinellifoliae'') *'' Rosa elymaitica'' Boiss. & Hausskn. *'' Rosa × engelmannii'' S.Watson *''

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

'' Manden. *'' Rosa facsarii'' Ker.-Nagy *'' Rosa fargesiana'' Boulenger *'' Rosa farreri'' Stapf ex Cox – Farrer's threepenny-bit rose *'' Rosa × fernaldiorum'' W.H.Lewis *''

Rosa filipes ''Rosa filipes'' is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to western China, in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan. It is a deciduous climbing shrub, growing to 3–5 m, rarely up to 9 m tall. The leaves are p ...

'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson *''

Rosa foetida ''Rosa foetida'', known by several common names, including Austrian briar, Persian yellow rose, and Austrian copper rose, is a species of rose, native to the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. It has yellow flowers with a scent whic ...

'' Herrm. – Austrian briar (''Pimpinellifoliae'') *'' Rosa foliolosa'' Nutt. *'' Rosa forrestiana'' Boulenger *''

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

'' Ziel. *'' Rosa fujisanensis'' (Makino) Makino *'' Rosa gadzhievii'' Chrshan. & Iskend. *''

Rosa gallica ''Rosa gallica'', the Gallic rose, French rose, or rose of Provins, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, native to southern and central Europe eastwards to Turkey and the Caucasus. ''Rosa gallica'' was one of the first species of r ...

'' L. – French rose, rose of Provins (''Gallicanae'') *'' Rosa galushkoi'' Demurova *'' Rosa × gilmaniana'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa giraldii'' Crép. *''

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

'' C.A.Mey. ex Rupr. *'' Rosa glandulososetosa'' Gadzh. *'' Rosa glauca'' Pourr. – redleaf rose *'' Rosa × glaucoides'' Wolley-Dod *'' Rosa glomerata'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson *'' Rosa gorenkensis'' Besser *'' Rosa graciliflora'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson *''

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

'' Chrshan. *'' Rosa × grovesii'' (Baker) Maskew *''

Rosa gymnocarpa ''Rosa gymnocarpa'' is a species of rose native to western North America. It is known by the common names dwarf rose, baldhip rose, and wood rose. It grows in shady, damp, and rich forests. Description ''Rosa gymnocarpa'' is a perennial shrub gr ...

'' Nutt. – (''Gymnocarpae'') *'' Rosa × hainesii'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa × harmsiana'' W.H.Lewis *''

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

'' Tratt. *'' Rosa helenae'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson – (''Synstylae'') *'' Rosa hemisphaerica'' Herrm. – sulphur rose (''Pimpinellifoliae'') *'' Rosa × henryana'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa henryi'' Boulenger *''

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

'' T.L.Xu *'' Rosa × hibernica'' Templeton *'' Rosa hirtissima'' Lonacz. *''

Rosa hirtula ''Rosa hirtula'', the sanshou-bara or Hakone rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is found only in the vicinity of Mount Fuji and neighboring Mount Hakone in Japan, and is the town flower of Hakone is a List of to ...

'' (Regel) Nakai *'' Rosa × hodgdonii'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa × housei'' Erlanson *'' Rosa × hyogoensis'' H.Ohba & S.Akiyama *'' Rosa iberica'' Steven ex M.Bieb. *'' Rosa iliensis'' Chrshan. *'' Rosa iljinii'' Chrshan. ex Gadzh. *'' Rosa indica'' L. *'' Rosa inodora'' Fr. *'' Rosa × involuta'' Sm. *'' Rosa irinae'' Demurova *'' Rosa irysthonica'' Manden. *'' Rosa isaevii'' Gadzh. & Iskand. *'' Rosa × iwara'' Siebold ex Regel *'' Rosa jaroschenkoi'' Gadzh. & Iskand. *''

Rosa juzepczukiana 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, Ge ...

'' Vassilcz. *'' Rosa kamelinii'' Husseinov *'' Rosa karaalmensis'' Tkatsch. *'' Rosa kazarjanii'' Sosn. *'' Rosa khasautensis'' Galushko *'' Rosa kokanica'' (Regel) Regel ex Juz. – (''Pimpinellifoliae'') *'' Rosa kokijrimensis'' Tkatsch. *'' Rosa koreana'' Kom. *'' Rosa × kotschyana'' Boiss. *'' Rosa kuhitangi'' Nevski *'' Rosa kujmanica'' Golitsin *''

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

'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa kwangtungensis'' T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai *'' Rosa kweichowensis'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *''

Rosa laevigata ''Rosa laevigata'', the Cherokee rose, is a white, fragrant rose native to southern China and Taiwan south to Laos and Vietnam, and invasive in the United States. Description It is an evergreen climbing shrub, scrambling over other shrubs and ...

'' Michx. – Cherokee rose, camellia rose, Mardan rose (''Laevigatae'') *'' Rosa langyashanica'' D.C.Zhang & J.Z.Shao *'' Rosa lasiosepala'' F.P.Metcalf *'' Rosa laxa'' Retz. – (''Rosa'') *''

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

'' (Thory) Wight & Arn. *'' Rosa lichiangensis'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *'' Rosa livescens'' Besser *'' Rosa × longicolla'' Ravaud ex Rouy *'' Rosa longicuspis'' Bertol. *'' Rosa longshoushanica'' L.Q.Zhao & Y.Z.Zhao *'' Rosa lucidissima'' H.Lév. *'' Rosa lucieae'' Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crép. *'' Rosa ludingensis'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa macrophylla'' Lindl. – (''Rosa'') *'' Rosa mairei'' H.Lév. *''

Rosa majalis ''Rosa majalis'' (syn. ''R. cinnamomea'' sensu L. 1759, non 1753; ''R. cinnamomea'' auct. non L.; cinnamon rose; double cinnamon rose) is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus ''Rosa'', native to forests of Europe and Siberia. It grows to 2 ...

'' Herrm. – cinnamon rose (''Rosa'') *'' Rosa × makinoana'' H.Ohba *'' Rosa mandenovae'' Gadzh. *'' Rosa mandonii'' Déségl. *'' Rosa × margerisonii'' F.Lees *'' Rosa marginata'' Wallr. *'' Rosa × massiana'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa maximowicziana'' Regel *'' Rosa × medioccidentis'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa memoryae'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa mesatlantica'' H.Lindb. *''

Rosa micrantha ''Rosa micrantha'', the small-flowered sweet briar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to most of Europe, the Atlas Mountains The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It sep ...

'' Borrer ex Sm. *'' Rosa × mikawamontana'' Mikanagi & H.Ohba *'' Rosa minutifolia'' Engelm. – (''Hesperrhodos'') *'' Rosa × misimensis'' Nakai *'' Rosa miyiensis'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa × molletorum'' Hesl.-Harr. *'' Rosa × molliformis'' Wolley-Dod *'' Rosa mollis'' Sm. *'' Rosa × momiyamae'' H.Ohba *'' Rosa montana'' Chaix *'' Rosa morrisonensis'' Hayata *'' Rosa moschata'' Herrm. – musk rose *''

Rosa moyesii ''Rosa moyesii'' is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to western China . Growing to tall by wide, it is a vigorous deciduous shrub, with plentiful matte green leaves and flat red or pink flowers, with yellow centr ...

'' Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson – (''Rosa'') *'' Rosa multibracteata'' Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson – (''Rosa'') *''

Rosa multiflora ''Rosa multiflora'' — (syn. ''Rosa polyantha'') is a species of rose known commonly as multiflora rose, baby rose, Japanese rose, many-flowered rose, seven-sisters rose, Eijitsu rose and rambler rose. It is native to eastern Asia, in China, J ...

'' Thunb. – multiflora rose (''Synstylae'') *'' Rosa murielae'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson *'' Rosa nipponensis'' Crép. *''

Rosa nitida ''Rosa nitida'', also known as the shining rose due to its glossy leaves (''nitidus'' is Latin for 'shining'), is a perennial species in the plant genus ''Rosa'' in the plant family Rosaceae. It is native to northeastern North America, from Conn ...

'' Willd. – (''Carolinae'') *'' Rosa × nitidula'' Besser *'' Rosa × novae-angliae'' W.H.Lewis *''

Rosa nutkana ''Rosa nutkana'', the Nootka rose, bristly rose, or wild rose is a perennial shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae).Rosa obtegens'' Galushko *''

Rosa odorata 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, G ...

'' (Andrews) Sweet *'' Rosa × oldhamii'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa × oligocarpa'' Rydb. *'' Rosa omeiensis'' Rolfe *'' Rosa onoei'' Makino *'' Rosa orientalis'' A.Dupont ex Ser. *'' Rosa osmastonii'' Rawat & Pangtey *'' Rosa ossethica'' Manden. *''

Rosa oxyacantha 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 ...

'' M.Bieb. *''

Rosa oxyodon ''Rosa oxyodon'' is a species of wild rose native to the Caucasus. It is closely related to ''Rosa pendulina''. There have been various hypotheses about its evolutionary origin. According to one, it originated from the ancestor of ''R. pendulina' ...

'' Boiss. *'' Rosa × oxyodontoides'' Galushko *'' Rosa × ozcelikii'' Korkmaz & Kandemir *'' Rosa × palustriformis'' Rydb. *''

Rosa palustris ''Rosa palustris'', the swamp rose, is a shrub in the rose family native to much of eastern North America. It can be found from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the north, south to Florida and west to Arkansas and Ontario. It is a host of ...

'' Marshall – swamp rose (''Carolinae'') *'' Rosa paniculigera'' (Makino ex Koidz.) Momiy. *'' Rosa × paulii'' Rehder *'' Rosa pedunculata'' Kult. *''

Rosa pendulina ''Rosa pendulina'', (syn. ''Rosa alpina''), the Alpine rose or mountain rose, is a species of wild rose found in the mountains of central and southern Europe. It appears to have survived in glacial refugia in the Alps and Carpathians, and spread ...

'' L. *'' Rosa persetosa'' Rolfe *''

Rosa persica 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 ...

'' Michaut ex Juss. *'' Rosa × pervirens'' Gren. ex Crép. *'' Rosa phoenicia'' Boiss. *'' Rosa pinetorum'' A.Heller *'' Rosa pinnatisepala'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa × piptocalyx'' Juz. *'' Rosa pisocarpa'' A.Gray *'' Rosa platyacantha'' Schrenk *'' Rosa × polliniana'' Spreng. *'' Rosa popovii'' Chrshan. *''

Rosa pouzinii ''Rosa pouzinii'' is a species of wild rose native to Mediterranean Europe. It is found in Spain, Portugal, southern France, parts of Italy, and the larger Western Mediterranean islands: Mallorca, Sardinia, Corsica and Sicily. There have bee ...

'' Tratt. *'' Rosa × praegeri'' Wolley-Dod *'' Rosa praelucens'' Bijh. *'' Rosa praetermissa'' Galushko *'' Rosa prattii'' Hemsl. *'' Rosa pricei'' Hayata *'' Rosa primula'' Boulenger – incense rose (''Pimpinellifoliae'') *'' Rosa prokhanovii'' Galushko *'' Rosa pseudobanksiae'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *'' Rosa × pseudorusticana'' Crép. ex W.M.Rogers *'' Rosa pseudoscabriuscula'' (R.Keller) Henker & G.Schulze *'' Rosa pubicaulis'' Galushko *'' Rosa × pulcherrima'' Koidz. *'' Rosa pulverulenta'' M.Bieb. *'' Rosa × reversa'' Waldst. & Kit. *'' Rosa rhaetica'' Gremli *'' Rosa roopiae'' Lonacz. *'' Rosa × rothschildii'' Druce *'' Rosa × rouyana'' Duffort ex Rouy *''

Rosa roxburghii 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 ...

'' Tratt. – chestnut rose, burr rose (''Platyrhodon'') *''

Rosa rubiginosa ''Rosa rubiginosa'' (sweet briar, sweetbriar rose, sweet brier or eglantine; syn. ''R. eglanteria'') is a species of rose native to Europe and western Asia. Description It is a dense deciduous shrub 2–3 meters high and across, with the stems ...

'' L. – sweetbriar, eglantine (''Caninae'') *'' Rosa rubus'' H.Lév. & Vaniot *''

Rosa rugosa ''Rosa rugosa'' (rugosa rose, beach rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, or letchberry) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on beach coasts, often on sand dunes ...

'' Thunb. – Ramanas rose, Japanese rose (''Rosa'') *'' Rosa russanovii'' Tkatsch. *'' Rosa × sabinii'' J.Woods *'' Rosa × salaevensis'' Rapin *'' Rosa sambucina'' Koidz. *'' Rosa saturata'' Baker *'' Rosa saundersiae'' Rolfe *'' Rosa × scabriuscula'' Winch ex Sm. *'' Rosa schergiana'' Boiss. *'' Rosa schrenkiana'' Crép. *'' Rosa sempervirens'' L. – evergreen rose (''Synstylae'') *'' Rosa serafinii'' Viv. *''

Rosa sericea ''Rosa sericea'', the silky rose, is a species of flowering plant. The closely related '' Rosa omeiensis'' is sometimes treated as a subspecies of ''R. sericea''. Distribution It is native to south-western China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunn ...

'' Lindl. – winged rose (''Pimpinellifoliae'') *'' Rosa sertata'' Rolfe *''

Rosa setigera ''Rosa setigera'', commonly known as the climbing rose, prairie rose, and climbing wild rose, is a species of shrub or vine in the Rosaceae (rose) family native to central and eastern North America. Description ''R. setigera'' has trailing or ...

'' Michx. – climbing rose (''Synstylae'') *'' Rosa setipoda'' Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson *'' Rosa shangchengensis'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa sherardii'' Davies *'' Rosa sikangensis'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *'' Rosa sinobiflora'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa sogdiana'' Tkatsch. *''

Rosa soulieana ''Rosa soulieana'', or Soulié's rose (川滇蔷薇 chuan dian qiang wei), is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to China (southern Anhui, Chongqing, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan). Growing to tall by broad, it is an extre ...

'' Crép. – (''Synstylae'') *''

Rosa spinosissima ''Rosa pimpinellifolia'', the burnet rose, is a species of rose native to western, central and southern Europe (north to Iceland and Norway) and northwest Africa. Habitat It is generally restricted to sand dunes or limestone pavements and typica ...

'' L. *'' Rosa × spinulifolia'' Dematra *'' Rosa spithamea'' S.Watson *'' Rosa squarrosa'' (A.Rau) Boreau *''

Rosa stellata ''Rosa stellata'' is a species of rose known by the common names desert rose, gooseberry rose, and star rose. In Texas this type of rose grows on dry rocky places to , such as the Trans-Pecos. It occurs in the mountain canyons of Arizona and New ...

'' Wooton – gooseberry rose, Sacramento rose (''Hesperrhodos'') *''

Rosa stylosa ''Rosa stylosa'', the short-styled field rose, is a species of flowering plant 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 de ...

'' Desv. *'' Rosa subbuschiana'' Husseinov *'' Rosa × suberecta'' (Woods) Ley *'' Rosa × suberectiformis'' Wolley-Dod *'' Rosa × subpomifera'' Chrshan. *'' Rosa taiwanensis'' Nakai *'' Rosa taronensis'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *'' Rosa teberdensis'' Chrshan. *'' Rosa terscolensis'' Galushko *'' Rosa tianschanica'' Juz. *'' Rosa tibetica'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *'' Rosa tlaratensis'' Husseinov *'' Rosa × toddiae'' Wolley-Dod *'' Rosa tomentosa'' Sm. *'' Rosa transcaucasica'' Manden. *'' Rosa transmorrisonensis'' Hayata *'' Rosa tschimganica'' Raikova ex Sumnev. *'' Rosa tsinlingensis'' Pax & K.Hoffm. *'' Rosa tunquinensis'' Crép. *'' Rosa turcica'' Rouy *'' Rosa turkestanica'' Regel *'' Rosa uniflora'' Galushko *'' Rosa uniflorella'' Buzunova *'' Rosa usischensis'' Husseinov *'' Rosa vassilczenkoi'' Tkatsch. *'' Rosa × verticillacantha'' Mérat *'' Rosa × victoriana'' W.H.Lewis *'' Rosa villosa'' L. *''

Rosa virginiana ''Rosa virginiana'', commonly known as the Virginia rose, common wild rose or prairie rose, is a woody perennial in the rose family native to eastern North America, where it is the most common wild rose. It is deciduous, forming a suckering shru ...

'' Mill. *'' Rosa × vituperabilis'' Duffort ex Rouy *'' Rosa × waitziana'' Waitz ex Tratt. *'' Rosa × warleyensis'' E.Willm. *''

Rosa webbiana ''Rosa webbiana'', occasionally called Webb's rose, wild rose, or thorny rose, is a widely distributed species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes ...

'' Wall. ex Royle *'' Rosa weisiensis'' T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku *''

Rosa willmottiae ''Rosa willmottiae'', Miss Willmott's rose or Willmott's rose, is a species in the genus ''Rosa'' in the plant family Rosaceae. It grows at an altitude of in dry valleys in western Sichuan, China. It forms an arching deciduous shrub high, and ...

'' Hemsl. – (''Gymnocarpae'') *'' Rosa woodsii'' Lindl. – mountain rose *'' Rosa xanthina'' Lindl. – Manchu rose *'' Rosa zalana'' Wiesb. *'' Rosa zaramagensis'' Demurova *'' Rosa zhongdianensis'' T.C.Ku *'' Rosa zuvandica'' Gadzh.

References

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World Federation of Rose Societies
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Rosa Species *List

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