Rosa arvensis
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| Rosa arvensis in Lower Austria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. arvensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rosa arvensis | |
Rosa arvensis, the field rose, is a rose that is found extensively across Europe, particularly in hedgerows. It was first described by British botanist William Hudson in 1762.
Name
Popular names
The plant is variously known as the Field Rose[2] and white-flowered trailing rose.[3] It may also be called Shakespeare’s musk.[4]
Synonyms
The following synonyms were recognised in October 2018:[5]
- Rosa pervirens (Rosa arvensis × sempervirens)
- Rosa polliniana (Rosa arvensis × gallica)
- Rosa repens
Description
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This rose blooms in July with white flowers, 4 to 5 centimetres (1.6 to 2.0 in) across, which are followed by red hips. The plant can grow to be between 3 and 3.7 metres (9.8 and 12.1 ft) tall.[2]
Distribution
Rosa arvensis was first identified in England and has been subsequently observed in many countries throughout Europe.[4][6] It can be seen principally in hedges and thickets.[3]
References
Citations
- ^ Hudson 1762, p. 192.
- ^ a b Beales 1988, p. 208.
- ^ a b White 1912, p. 299.
- ^ a b Harkness 1978, p. 150.
- ^ "Flora Europea". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Kollár & Balkovic 2006, p. 61.
Bibliography
- Beales, Peter (1988). Twentieth-century Roses: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia and Grower's Manual of Classic Roses from the Twentieth Century. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06016-052-4.
- Harkness, Jack Leigh (1978). Roses. London: J.M. Dent. ISBN 978-0-46004-328-1.
- Hudson, William (1762). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum angliae sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, ofììcinalibus pharmacopoeorum. London: J. Nourse.
- Kollár, Jozef; Balkovic, Juraj (2006). "Charakteristika lokality s vyskytom Rosa arvensis v Malych Karpatoch". Bulletin Slovenskej botanickej spoločnosti (in Slovak). 28: 61–65.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - White, James Walter (1912). The Flora of Bristol: Being an Account of All the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and Their Allies that Have at Any Time Been Found in the District of Bristol Coal-fields. Bristol: John White & Sons.