| Rosa gallica | |
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| Wild Rosa gallica in Romania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. gallica
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| Binomial name | |
| Rosa gallica | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rosa portlandica Rössig[1] | |
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 rose to be cultivated in central Europe.[2] It is a parent of several important cultivars.
- ^ "Rosa portlandica Rössig | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Rosa gallica". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 2018-10-07.