List of Rosa species
There is significant disagreement over the number of true rose 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 between 100 and 150 with most botanists agreeing that the actual number is probably nearer the lower end of that range.
Subgenera and sections
The genus Rosa is subdivided into four subgenera:
Hulthemosa Simplicifoliae , meaning "with single leaves") containing one or two species from southwest Asia , R. persica and R. berberifolia (syn. R. persica var. berberifolia ) which are the only roses without compound leaves or stipules .
Hesperrhodos Greek for "western rose") has two species, both from southwestern North America . These are R. minutifolia and R. stellata .
Platyrhodon Greek for "flaky rose", referring to flaky bark) with one species from east Asia, R. roxburghii .
Rosa type subgenus) containing all the other roses. This subgenus is subdivided into 11 sections.
Banksianae China
Bracteatae China and one from India
Caninae Asia , Europe and North Africa
Carolinae North America
Chinensis China and Burma
Gallicanae Asia and Europe
Gymnocarpae R. gymnocarpa ), the others in east Asia
Laevigatae China
Pimpinellifoliae Rosa Cinnamomeae ) - white, pink, lilac, mulberry and red roses from everywhere but North Africa
Synstylae Species
Rosa acicularis - Arctic Rose, Prickly Rose (Rosa )
Rosa x alba (possibly R. canina x R. gallica )
Rosa alpina see Rosa pendulina
Rosa anemoniflora
Rosa arkansana R. pratincola , R. suffulta ) - Wild Prairie Rose , Arkansas Rose (Rosa )
Rosa arvensis - Field Rose, Trailing Rose (Synstylae )
Rosa banksiae (Banksianae )
Rosa beggeriana - (Gymnocarpae )
Rosa blanda
Rosa bracteata - Chicksaw Rose, Macartney Rose (Bracteatae )
Rosa brunonii - Himalayan Musk Rose, Brown's Musk Rose (Synstylae )
Rosa californica - California Wild Rose (Rosa )
Rosa canina Dog Rose (Caninae )
Rosa carolina - Carolina Rose, Pasture Rose (Carolinae )
Rosa x centifolia (complex hybrid possibly containing R. rubra , R. phoenicia , R. moschata , R. canina )
Rosa chinensis var spontanea - China Rose (Chinensis )
Rosa cinnamomea (syn. R. majalis ) - Cinnamon Rose (Rosa )
Rosa clinophylla (R. involucrata) (Bracteatae )
Rosa x coryana (R. macrophylla x R. roxburghii )
Rosa corymbifera (Caninae )
Rosa cuspidata see Rosa tomentosa
Rosa cymosa (Banksianae )
Rosa x damascena ((R. moschata x R. gallica ) x R. fedtschenkoana )
Rosa davidii - Father David's Rose (Rosa )
Rosa dumalis Glaucous Dog Rose
Rosa dumetorum
Rosa ecae (syn. R. xanthina var. ecae ) (Pimpinellifoliae )
Rosa eglanteria R. rubiginosa ) - Sweetbrier , Eglantine (Caninae )
Rosa elegantula - Threepenny Bit Rose (Rosa )
Rosa fedtschenkoana (Rosa )
Rosa filipes
Rosa floribunda see R. micrantha
Rosa foetida (syn. R. lutea ) - Austrian Briar (Pimpinellifoliae )
Rosa foliolosa
Rosa forrestiana
Rosa gallica - French Rose, Rose of Provins (Gallicanae )
Rosa gentiliana (syn. R. polyantha grandiflora )
Rosa gigantea R. x odorata gigantea ) (Chinensis )
Rosa giraldii
Rosa glandulosa see Rosa maximowicziana
Rosa glauca R. rubrifolia ) - Redleaf Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa (Gymnocarpae )
Rosa helenae (Synstylae )
Rosa hemisphaerica (syn. R. sulphurea ) - Sulphur Rose (Pimpinellifoliae )
Rosa henryi
Rosa holodonta (syn. R. moyesii rosea )
Rosa hugonis - Father Hugo's Rose, Golden Rose of China
Rosa involucrata see Rosa clinophylla
Rosa x kochiana
Rosa kokanica (Pimpinellifoliae )
Rosa kordesii
Rosa laevigata R. sinica ) - Cherokee Rose , Camellia Rose, Mardan Rose (Laevigatae )
Rosa longicuspis
Rosa luciae see Rosa wichuraiana
Rosa lucida see Rosa virginiana
Rosa lutea see Rosa foetida
Rosa x macrantha
Rosa macrophylla (Rosa )
Rosa majalis see Rosa cinnamomea
Rosa maximowicziana (syn. R. glandulosa )
Rosa micrantha (syn. R. floribunda , R. numerosa , R. rubiginosa )
Rosa minutifolia (Hesperrhodos )
Rosa moschata - Musk Rose
Rosa moyesii (Rosa )
Rosa moyesii var. rosea see Rosa holodonta
Rosa mulliganii (Synstylae )
Rosa multibracteata (Rosa )
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose (Synstylae )
Rosa nitida (Carolinae )
Rosa numerosa see R. micrantha
Rosa nutkana - Nootka Rose, Nutka Rose
Rosa obtusifolia
Rosa x odorata var. gigantea see Rosa gigantea Rosa omeiensis var. pteracantha see Rosa sericea pteracantha
Rosa omissa see Rosa sherardii
Rosa palustris - Swamp Rose (Carolinae )
Rosa pendulina (syn. R. alpina ) - Alpine Rose
Rosa persica (syn. Hulthemia persica , R. simplicifolia ) (Hulthemosa )
Rosa phoenicia
Rosa pimpinellifolia (syn. R. spinosissima ) - Burnet Rose, Scots Rose (Pimpinellifoliae )
Rosa pisocarpa
Rosa polyantha var. grandiflora see Rosa gentiliana
Rosa pomifera see Rosa villosa
Rosa primula - Incense Rose (Pimpinellifoliae )
Rosa roxburghii - Chestnut Rose, Burr Rose (Platyrhodon )
Rosa rubiginosa see Rosa eglanteria R. micrantha
Rosa rubrifolia see Rosa glauca Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose , Japanese Rose (Rosa )
Rosa salictorum
Rosa sempervirens - Evergreen Rose (Synstylae )
Rosa seraphinii see Rosa sicula
Rosa sericea
Rosa sericea var. pteracantha (syn. R. omeiensis pteracantha ) - Winged Rose (Pimpinellifoliae )
Rosa setigera - Prairie Rose (Synstylae )
Rosa setipoda
Rosa sherardii (syn. R. omissa )
Rosa sicula (syn. R. seraphinii )
Rosa simplicifolia see Rosa persica
Rosa sinica see Rosa laevigata Rosa soulieana (Synstylae )
Rosa spinosissima see Rosa pimpinellifolia
Rosa squarrosa
Rosa stellata - Gooseberry Rose, Sacramento Rose (Hesperrhodos )
Rosa stellata var. mirifica (Hesperrhodos )
Rosa suffulta see Rosa arkansana Rosa sulphurea see Rosa hemisphaerica
Rosa sweginzowii
Rosa tomentosa (syn. R. cuspidata )
Rosa villosa (syn. R. pomifera ) - Apple Rose (Caninae )
Rosa virginiana (syn. R. lucida ) - Virginia Rose (Carolinae )
Rosa webbiana
Rosa wichuraiana (syn. R. luciae ) - Memorial Rose (Synstylae )
Rosa willmottiae (Gymnocarpae )
Rosa woodsii - Mountain Rose
Rosa xanthina - Manchu Rose
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