Rosa villosa, the apple rose,[1] is a species of rose. It was described in 1753.[2]

Rosa villosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. villosa
Binomial name
Rosa villosa
L.
Synonyms

Rosa pomifera

It is native to Europe, where it is found in the central, southern and southeastern parts of the continent, including southwestern Russia.[3] It is most closely related to Rosa mollis, with which it is sometimes confused.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rosa villosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ John H. Wiersema; Blanca León (20 March 2013). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. CRC Press. p. 1122. ISBN 978-1-4665-7681-0.
  3. ^ a b Kurtto, Arto; Lampinen, Raino; Junikka, Leo (2004). Atlas florae Europaeae, distribution of vascular plants in Europe. 13: Rosaceae (Spiraea to Fragaria, excl. Rubus). Helsinki: Committee for mapping the flora of Europe and Societas Biologica Fennica. pp. 98–102. ISBN 978-951-9108-14-8.
  • Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 491.

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