List of Rosa species

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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] The numbers 320 to 350 are the figures accepted by most botanists, but as Bailey has pointed out, the extreme lumpers Bentham and Hooker only allowed for 30 species, while the extreme splitter Michel Gandoger allowed 4,266 species just in Europe and West Asia. [2]

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Subgenera and sections

Rosa banksiae Rosa banksiae var. lutea 3.JPG
Rosa banksiae
Rosa persica Rosa persica; Baikonur 01.jpg
Rosa persica

There are currently four subgenera in Rosa, although there has been some disputes over the years. [3] The four subgenera are:

Species

Rosa arvensis Rosa arvensis (Liege-Rose) IMG 1378.JPG
Rosa arvensis
Rosa canina Wild rose flower.jpg
Rosa canina
Rosa gallica Wild Rosa gallica Romania.jpg
Rosa gallica
Rosa glauca Flower of Rosa glauca 01.jpg
Rosa glauca
Rosa x kordesii Rosa 'Parkdirektor Riggers'.jpg
Rosa × kordesii
Rosa moschata Beautifulflower5.jpg
Rosa moschata
Rosa multiflora Rosa-multiflora01.jpg
Rosa multiflora
Rosa nitida Rosa nitida.jpg
Rosa nitida
Rosa palustris Rosa palustris (14419255575).jpg
Rosa palustris
Rosa pouzinii Rosa pouzinii FlowerCloseup SierraMadrona.jpg
Rosa pouzinii
Rosa rubiginosa Pink Rose2.jpg
Rosa rubiginosa
Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa1.jpg
Rosa rugosa
Rosa setigera Rosa setigera 2.JPG
Rosa setigera
Rosa spinosissima Rosa spinosissima-blomst.jpg
Rosa spinosissima
Rosa virginiana Rosa Helsinki July 2013-2.jpg
Rosa virginiana
Rosa woodsii Rosawoodsii.jpg
Rosa woodsii
Rosa xanthina Rosa xanthina f spontanea.jpg
Rosa xanthina

The following species are accepted: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rosa L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. Bailey, Liberty Hyde (1935). Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Vol. 3. New York: MacMillan Co. p. 2981.
  3. , The genus Rosa (Rosoideae, Rosaceae) revisited: molecular analysis of nrITS-1 and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer (IGS) versus conventional taxonomy, 2005