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Encyclopedia > Rugosa Rose
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Rugosa Rose
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Rugosa Rose flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Genus: Rosa
Species: R. rugosa
Binomial name
Rosa rugosa
Thunb.

Rugosa Rose or Japanese Rose (Rosa rugosa) is a rose with short, straight thorns. It develops new plants from the roots and forms dense shrubs 1-1.50 m tall. The leaves are 8-15 cm long, pinnate with 5-9 leaflets, most often 7, each leaflet 3-4 cm long, with a distinct corrugated (rugose, hence the species' name) surface. The flowers are pleasantly scented, dark pink to white, 6-9 cm across, with somewhat wrinkled petals; flowering is from June to September. The hips are large, 2-3 cm diameter, and often shorter than their diameter, not elongated like most other rose hips. It also bears an edible fruit Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Rosaceae (rose family) Elaeagnaceae Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Ulmaceae (elm family) Celtidaceae Moraceae (mulberry family) Urticaceae (nettle family) Cecropiaceae Cannabaceae (hemp family) Barbeyaceae Dirachmaceae Rosales is an order of flowering plants, including the rose family, Rosaceae. ... Subfamilies Rosoideae Spiraeoideae Maloideae Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. ... Genera Aphanes Dryas - mountain avens Filipendula Fragaria - strawberry Geum - avens Kerria Potentilla - cinquefoil Rhodotypos Rosa - rose Rubus - bramble fruit Waldsteinia The rose subfamily Rosoideae includes many shrubs and perennial herbs. ... Species About 100, see text References:   U. of Illinois 2002-05-29 A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa and the flower of this shrub. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Carl Peter Thunberg (November 11, 1743 _ August 8, 1828) was a Swedish naturalist. ... Species About 100, see text A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa and the flower of this shrub. ... A willow shrub A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... rosehip ...

Rugosa Rose hips and autumn leaf
Rugosa Rose hips and autumn leaf

The origin of the species is in eastern Asia and Japan where it was used as an ornamental plant. In the wild, it grows on the coast, often on sand dunes. The Japanese name is Hama-nasu (ハマナス), meaning "shore pear". It has been introduced to numerous areas of the United States, including, Nantucket Island. Rugosa Rose hips and autumn leaf - photo User:MPF File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rugosa Rose hips and autumn leaf - photo User:MPF File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. ... Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, formed of glacial moraine. ...


The sweetly scented flowers are used to make pot-pourri in Japan and China, where it has been cultivated for about a thousand years. Potpourri is properly a mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant material, used to provide a gentle natural scent in houses. ...


Rugosa Rose hybridises readily with many other roses, and is valued by rose breeders for its considerable resistance to the diseases rose rust and rose black spot. It is also extremely tolerant of seaside salt spray and storms, commonly being the first shrub in from the coast.
Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite, is a chemical compound with the formula NaCl. ... A rolling thundercloud over Enschede, The Netherlands. ...

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Rugosa Rose or Japanese Rose (Rosa rugosa) is a rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on the coast, often on sand dunes.
Rugosa Rose is widely used as an ornamental plant.
Rugosa rose hybridises readily with many other roses, and is valued by rose breeders for its considerable resistance to the diseases rose rust and rose fl spot.
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