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 more than 320.^[1]

Subgenera and sections[]

Rosa banksiae

Rosa persica

There are currently four subgenus in the Rosa genus though there has been some disputes over the years.^[2] The four subgenera are:

Hulthemia (formerly 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 (from the Greek for "western rose") has two species, both from southwestern North America. These are R. minutifolia and R. stellata.
Platyrhodon (from the Greek 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 China
- Bracteatae – three species, two from China and one from India
- Caninae – pink and white species from Asia, Europe and North Africa
- Carolinae – white, pink, and bright pink species all from North America
- Chinensis – white, pink, yellow, red and mixed-color roses from China and Burma
- 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[]

Rosa arvensis

Rosa canina

Rosa gallica

Rosa glauca

Rosa × kordesii

Rosa moschata

Rosa multiflora

Rosa nitida

Rosa palustris

Rosa pouzinii

Rosa rubiginosa

Rosa rugosa

Rosa setigera

Rosa spinosissima

Rosa virginiana

Rosa woodsii

Rosa xanthina

The following species are accepted:^[1]

Gren. ex Christ
Khat. & Koobaz
Gadzh.
Rosa abyssinica R.Br. ex Lindl.
Chrshan.
Rosa acicularis Lindl. – arctic rose, prickly rose (Rosa)
Galushko
Rosa agrestis Savi – fieldbriar (Caninae)
Tkatsch.
Regel
Crép. ex Juz.
Rapin
Husseinov
Kult.
Bastard
Rosa arabica (Crép. ex Boiss.) Déségl.
Tchubar
Juz. & Galushko
Rosa arkansana Porter – wild prairie rose, Arkansas rose (Rosa)
Rosa arvensis Huds. – field rose, trailing rose (Synstylae)
W.H.Lewis
Rouy & E.G.Camus
Husseinov
Q.L.Wang
Galushko
Willd.
Rosa banksiae R.Br.
Baker
Galushko
Cardot
Rosa beggeriana Schrenk – (Gymnocarpae)
Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Nevski
Ozanon
Rouy & L.C.Lamb.
Tratt.
Duffort ex Rouy
Vaezi, Arjmandi & Sharghi
Wolley-Dod
Boreau
Rosa blanda Aiton – smooth rose
Crép.
Greene
Rosa bracteata J.C.Wendl. – Chicksaw Rose, Macartney Rose (Bracteatae)
Rosa bridgesii Crép. ex Rydb.
Chrshan.
Rosa brunonii Lindl. – Himalayan musk rose, Brown's musk rose (Synstylae)
Chrshan.
Chrshan.
Rosa caesia Sm.
Tkatsch.
Lipsch. & Sumnev.
Rosa californica Cham. & Schltdl. – California wild rose (Rosa)
Cardot
W.H.Lewis
Rosa canina L. – dog rose (Caninae)
Rosa carolina L. – Carolina rose, pasture rose (Carolinae)
Besser
Baker
Ozanon
Rapin ex Reut.
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Rosa chinensis Jacq.
H.Lindb.
W.H.Lewis
Rosa clinophylla Thory – (Bracteatae)
Gren.
Rosa corymbifera Borkh. – (Caninae)
Rolfe
Lagger & Puget ex Cottet
Nyár.
Husseinov
T.C.Ku
Husseinov
Pall.
Rosa davidii Crép. – Father David's rose (Rosa)
T.C.Ku
T.C.Ku
Boreau
Dubovik
Galushko
Manden.
Dubovik
Ripart ex Déségl.
Chrshan.
Mironova
Lunell
Bechst. – glaucous dog rose
Thuill.
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Aitch. �� (Pimpinellifoliae)
Boiss. & Hausskn.
S.Watson
Manden.
Ker.-Nagy
Boulenger
Stapf ex Cox – Farrer's threepenny-bit rose
W.H.Lewis
Rosa filipes Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Rosa foetida Herrm. – Austrian briar (Pimpinellifoliae)
Nutt.
Boulenger
Ziel.
(Makino) Makino
Chrshan. & Iskend.
Rosa gallica L. – French rose, rose of Provins (Gallicanae)
Demurova
W.H.Lewis
Crép.
C.A.Mey. ex Rupr.
Gadzh.
Rosa glauca Pourr. – redleaf rose
Wolley-Dod
Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Besser
Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Chrshan.
(Baker) Maskew
Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. – (Gymnocarpae)
W.H.Lewis
W.H.Lewis
Tratt.
Rehder & E.H.Wilson – (Synstylae)
Rosa hemisphaerica Herrm. – sulphur rose (Pimpinellifoliae)
W.H.Lewis
Rosa henryi Boulenger
T.L.Xu
Templeton
Lonacz.
(Regel) Nakai
W.H.Lewis
Erlanson
H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
Steven ex M.Bieb.
Chrshan.
Chrshan. ex Gadzh.
Rosa indica L.
Fr.
Sm.
Demurova
Manden.
Gadzh. & Iskand.
Siebold ex Regel
Gadzh. & Iskand.
Vassilcz.
Husseinov
Tkatsch.
Sosn.
Galushko
(Regel) Regel ex Juz. – (Pimpinellifoliae)
Tkatsch.
Kom.
Boiss.
Nevski
Golitsin
T.C.Ku
T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Rosa laevigata Michx. – Cherokee rose, camellia rose, Mardan rose (Laevigatae)
D.C.Zhang & J.Z.Shao
F.P.Metcalf
Retz. – (Rosa)
(Thory) Wight & Arn.
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Besser
Ravaud ex Rouy
Bertol.
L.Q.Zhao & Y.Z.Zhao
H.Lév.
Rosa lucieae Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crép.
T.C.Ku
Lindl. – (Rosa)
H.Lév.
Rosa majalis Herrm. – cinnamon rose (Rosa)
H.Ohba
Gadzh.
Déségl.
F.Lees
Wallr.
W.H.Lewis
Regel
W.H.Lewis
W.H.Lewis
H.Lindb.
Borrer ex Sm.
Mikanagi & H.Ohba
Rosa minutifolia Engelm. – (Hesperrhodos)
Nakai
T.C.Ku
Hesl.-Harr.
Wolley-Dod
Rosa mollis Sm.
H.Ohba
Chaix
Hayata
Rosa moschata Herrm. – musk rose
Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson – (Rosa)
Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson – (Rosa)
Rosa multiflora Thunb. – multiflora rose (Synstylae)
Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Crép.
Rosa nitida Willd. – (Carolinae)
Besser
W.H.Lewis
Rosa nutkana C.Presl – Nootka rose, Nutka rose
Galushko
Rosa odorata (Andrews) Sweet
W.H.Lewis
Rydb.
Rosa omeiensis Rolfe
Makino
A.Dupont ex Ser.
Rawat & Pangtey
Manden.
M.Bieb.
Rosa oxyodon Boiss.
Galushko
Korkmaz & Kandemir
Rydb.
Rosa palustris Marshall – swamp rose (Carolinae)
(Makino ex Koidz.) Momiy.
Rehder
Kult.
Rosa pendulina L.
Rolfe
Rosa persica Michaut ex Juss.
Gren. ex Crép.
Boiss.
Rosa pinetorum A.Heller
T.C.Ku
Juz.
Rosa pisocarpa A.Gray
Schrenk
Spreng.
Chrshan.
Rosa pouzinii Tratt.
Wolley-Dod
Bijh.
Galushko
Rosa prattii Hemsl.
Hayata
Rosa primula Boulenger – incense rose (Pimpinellifoliae)
Galushko
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Crép. ex W.M.Rogers
(R.Keller) Henker & G.Schulze
Galushko
Koidz.
M.Bieb.
Waldst. & Kit.
Gremli
Lonacz.
Druce
Duffort ex Rouy
Tratt. – chestnut rose, burr rose (Platyrhodon)
Rosa rubiginosa L. – sweetbriar, eglantine (Caninae)
H.Lév. & Vaniot
Rosa rugosa Thunb. – Ramanas rose, Japanese rose (Rosa)
Tkatsch.
J.Woods
Rapin
Koidz.
Baker
Rolfe
Winch ex Sm.
Boiss.
Crép.
Rosa sempervirens L. – evergreen rose (Synstylae)
Viv.
Rosa sericea Lindl. – winged rose (Pimpinellifoliae)
Rolfe
Rosa setigera Michx. – climbing rose (Synstylae)
Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson
T.C.Ku
Davies
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
T.C.Ku
Tkatsch.
Crép. – (Synstylae)
Rosa spinosissima L.
Dematra
Rosa spithamea S.Watson
(A.Rau) Boreau
Rosa stellata Wooton – gooseberry rose, Sacramento rose (Hesperrhodos)
Desv.
Husseinov
(Woods) Ley
Wolley-Dod
Chrshan.
Nakai
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Chrshan.
Galushko
Juz.
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Husseinov
Wolley-Dod
Rosa tomentosa Sm.
Manden.
Hayata
Raikova ex Sumnev.
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Crép.
Rouy
Regel
Galushko
Buzunova
Husseinov
Tkatsch.
Mérat
W.H.Lewis
Rosa villosa L.
Rosa virginiana Mill.
Duffort ex Rouy
Waitz ex Tratt.
E.Willm.
Rosa webbiana Wall. ex Royle
T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Rosa willmottiae Hemsl. – (Gymnocarpae)
Rosa woodsii Lindl. – mountain rose
Rosa xanthina Lindl. – Manchu rose
Wiesb.
Demurova
T.C.Ku
Gadzh.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Rosa L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ [1], The genus Rosa (Rosoideae, Rosaceae) revisited: molecular analysis of nrITS-1 and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer (IGS) versus conventional taxonomy, 2005

External links[]

World Federation of Rose Societies

[30002432-2-1] "Rosa L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[2] [1], The genus Rosa (Rosoideae, Rosaceae) revisited: molecular analysis of nrITS-1 and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer (IGS) versus conventional taxonomy, 2005

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List of Rosa species

Contents

Subgenera and sections[]

Species[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]