Rosa rugosa

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Rosa rugosa
Rosa rugosa flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. rugosa
Binomial name
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.[1] It is naturalized in much of Europe and parts of the United States and Canada.[2] It should not be confused with Rosa multiflora, which is also known as "Japanese rose". The Latin word "rugosa" means "wrinkled", referring to the wrinkled leaves.[3][4] Often used as an ornamental plant, it has become invasive in parts of Europe, North America and South America.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Flora of China". eFlora. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Rosa rugosa Thunb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. ^ Jo Ann Gardner Living with Herbs: A Treasury of Useful Plants for the Home and Garden ..., p. 220, at Google Books
  4. ^ Sara Williams Creating the Prairie Xeriscape, p. 156, at Google Books
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