Rosa villosa

Rosa villosa
Scientific 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

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

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[]

^ "Rosa villosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
^ 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.
^ ^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.

External links[]

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[1] "Rosa villosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

[WiersemaLeón2013-2] 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.

[AFE-3] 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.

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