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] 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 thirty species, while the extreme splitter Michel Gandoger allowed 4266 species just in Europe and western Asia.[2]
Subgenera and sections
There are currently four subgenus in the Rosa genus though there has been some disputes over the years.[3] 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
The following species are accepted:[1]
- Rosa abietina Gren. ex Christ
- Rosa abrica Khat. & Koobaz
- Rosa abutalybovii Gadzh.
- Rosa abyssinica R.Br. ex Lindl.
- Rosa achburensis Chrshan.
- Rosa acicularis Lindl. – arctic rose, prickly rose (Rosa)
- Rosa adenophylla Galushko
- Rosa agrestis Savi – fieldbriar (Caninae)
- Rosa alabukensis Tkatsch.
- Rosa alberti Regel
- Rosa alexeenkoi Crép. ex Juz.
- Rosa × alpestris Rapin
- Rosa altidaghestanica Husseinov
- Rosa amblyophylla Kult.
- Rosa × andegavensis Bastard
- Rosa arabica (Crép. ex Boiss.) Déségl.
- Rosa × archipelagica Tchubar
- Rosa arensii Juz. & Galushko
- Rosa arkansana Porter – wild prairie rose, Arkansas rose (Rosa)
- Rosa arvensis Huds. – field rose, trailing rose (Synstylae)
- Rosa × atlantica W.H.Lewis
- Rosa × avrayensis Rouy & E.G.Camus
- Rosa awarica Husseinov
- Rosa baiyushanensis Q.L.Wang
- Rosa balcarica Galushko
- Rosa balsamica Willd.
- Rosa banksiae R.Br.
- Rosa banksiopsis Baker
- Rosa × baxanensis Galushko
- Rosa beauvaisii Cardot
- Rosa beggeriana Schrenk – (Gymnocarpae)
- Rosa bella Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Rosa bellicosa Nevski
- Rosa × belnensis Ozanon
- Rosa × bengyana Rouy & L.C.Lamb.
- Rosa biebersteiniana Tratt.
- Rosa × bigeneris Duffort ex Rouy
- Rosa × binaloudensis Vaezi, Arjmandi & Sharghi
- Rosa × bishopii Wolley-Dod
- Rosa × biturigensis Boreau
- Rosa blanda Aiton – smooth rose
- Rosa boissieri Crép.
- Rosa × bolanderi Greene
- Rosa bracteata J.C.Wendl. – Chicksaw Rose, Macartney Rose (Bracteatae)
- Rosa bridgesii Crép. ex Rydb.
- Rosa brotherorum Chrshan.
- Rosa brunonii Lindl. – Himalayan musk rose, Brown's musk rose (Synstylae)
- Rosa bugensis Chrshan.
- Rosa buschiana Chrshan.
- Rosa caesia Sm.
- Rosa calantha Tkatsch.
- Rosa calcarea Lipsch. & Sumnev.
- Rosa californica Cham. & Schltdl. – California wild rose (Rosa)
- Rosa calyptopoda Cardot
- Rosa × canadensis W.H.Lewis
- Rosa canina L. – dog rose (Caninae)
- Rosa carolina L. – Carolina rose, pasture rose (Carolinae)
- Rosa caryophyllacea Besser
- Rosa caudata Baker
- Rosa × caviniacensis Ozanon
- Rosa chavinii Rapin ex Reut.
- Rosa chengkouensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa chinensis Jacq.
- Rosa chionistrae H.Lindb.
- Rosa × churchillii W.H.Lewis
- Rosa clinophylla Thory – (Bracteatae)
- Rosa × consanguinea Gren.
- Rosa corymbifera Borkh. – (Caninae)
- Rosa corymbulosa Rolfe
- Rosa × cottetii Lagger & Puget ex Cottet
- Rosa coziae Nyár.
- Rosa cziragensis Husseinov
- Rosa daishanensis T.C.Ku
- Rosa darginica Husseinov
- Rosa dauurica Pall.
- Rosa davidii Crép. – Father David's rose (Rosa)
- Rosa deqenensis T.C.Ku
- Rosa derongensis T.C.Ku
- Rosa deseglisei Boreau
- Rosa diplodonta Dubovik
- Rosa dolichocarpa Galushko
- Rosa doluchanovii Manden.
- Rosa donetzica Dubovik
- Rosa × dryadea Ripart ex Déségl.
- Rosa dsharkenti Chrshan.
- Rosa dubovikiae Mironova
- Rosa × dulcissima Lunell
- Rosa × dumalis Bechst. – glaucous dog rose
- Rosa × dumetorum Thuill.
- Rosa duplicata T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa ecae Aitch. – (Pimpinellifoliae)
- Rosa elymaitica Boiss. & Hausskn.
- Rosa × engelmannii S.Watson
- Rosa ermanica Manden.
- Rosa facsarii Ker.-Nagy
- Rosa fargesiana Boulenger
- Rosa farreri Stapf ex Cox – Farrer's threepenny-bit rose
- Rosa × fernaldiorum W.H.Lewis
- Rosa filipes Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Rosa foetida Herrm. – Austrian briar (Pimpinellifoliae)
- Rosa foliolosa Nutt.
- Rosa forrestiana Boulenger
- Rosa freitagii Ziel.
- Rosa fujisanensis (Makino) Makino
- Rosa gadzhievii Chrshan. & Iskend.
- Rosa gallica L. – French rose, rose of Provins (Gallicanae)
- Rosa galushkoi Demurova
- Rosa × gilmaniana W.H.Lewis
- Rosa giraldii Crép.
- Rosa glabrifolia C.A.Mey. ex Rupr.
- Rosa glandulososetosa Gadzh.
- Rosa glauca Pourr. – redleaf rose
- Rosa × glaucoides Wolley-Dod
- Rosa glomerata Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Rosa gorenkensis Besser
- Rosa graciliflora Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Rosa gracilipes Chrshan.
- Rosa × grovesii (Baker) Maskew
- Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. – (Gymnocarpae)
- Rosa × hainesii W.H.Lewis
- Rosa × harmsiana W.H.Lewis
- Rosa heckeliana Tratt.
- Rosa helenae Rehder & E.H.Wilson – (Synstylae)
- Rosa hemisphaerica Herrm. – sulphur rose (Pimpinellifoliae)
- Rosa × henryana W.H.Lewis
- Rosa henryi Boulenger
- Rosa hezhangensis T.L.Xu
- Rosa × hibernica Templeton
- Rosa hirtissima Lonacz.
- Rosa hirtula (Regel) Nakai
- Rosa × hodgdonii W.H.Lewis
- Rosa × housei Erlanson
- Rosa × hyogoensis H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
- Rosa iberica Steven ex M.Bieb.
- Rosa iliensis Chrshan.
- Rosa iljinii Chrshan. ex Gadzh.
- Rosa indica L.
- Rosa inodora Fr.
- Rosa × involuta Sm.
- Rosa irinae Demurova
- Rosa irysthonica Manden.
- Rosa isaevii Gadzh. & Iskand.
- Rosa × iwara Siebold ex Regel
- Rosa jaroschenkoi Gadzh. & Iskand.
- Rosa juzepczukiana Vassilcz.
- Rosa kamelinii Husseinov
- Rosa karaalmensis Tkatsch.
- Rosa kazarjanii Sosn.
- Rosa khasautensis Galushko
- Rosa kokanica (Regel) Regel ex Juz. – (Pimpinellifoliae)
- Rosa kokijrimensis Tkatsch.
- Rosa koreana Kom.
- Rosa × kotschyana Boiss.
- Rosa kuhitangi Nevski
- Rosa kujmanica Golitsin
- Rosa kunmingensis T.C.Ku
- Rosa kwangtungensis T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai
- Rosa kweichowensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa laevigata Michx. – Cherokee rose, camellia rose, Mardan rose (Laevigatae)
- Rosa langyashanica D.C.Zhang & J.Z.Shao
- Rosa lasiosepala F.P.Metcalf
- Rosa laxa Retz. – (Rosa)
- Rosa leschenaultiana (Thory) Wight & Arn.
- Rosa lichiangensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa livescens Besser
- Rosa × longicolla Ravaud ex Rouy
- Rosa longicuspis Bertol.
- Rosa longshoushanica L.Q.Zhao & Y.Z.Zhao
- Rosa lucidissima H.Lév.
- Rosa lucieae Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crép.
- Rosa ludingensis T.C.Ku
- Rosa macrophylla Lindl. – (Rosa)
- Rosa mairei H.Lév.
- Rosa majalis Herrm. – cinnamon rose (Rosa)
- Rosa × makinoana H.Ohba
- Rosa mandenovae Gadzh.
- Rosa mandonii Déségl.
- Rosa × margerisonii F.Lees
- Rosa marginata Wallr.
- Rosa × massiana W.H.Lewis
- Rosa maximowicziana Regel
- Rosa × medioccidentis W.H.Lewis
- Rosa memoryae W.H.Lewis
- Rosa mesatlantica H.Lindb.
- Rosa micrantha Borrer ex Sm.
- Rosa × mikawamontana Mikanagi & H.Ohba
- Rosa minutifolia Engelm. – (Hesperrhodos)
- Rosa × misimensis Nakai
- Rosa miyiensis T.C.Ku
- Rosa × molletorum Hesl.-Harr.
- Rosa × molliformis Wolley-Dod
- Rosa mollis Sm.
- Rosa × momiyamae H.Ohba
- Rosa montana Chaix
- Rosa morrisonensis Hayata
- Rosa moschata Herrm. – musk rose
- Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson – (Rosa)
- Rosa multibracteata Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson – (Rosa)
- Rosa multiflora Thunb. – multiflora rose (Synstylae)
- Rosa murielae Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Rosa nipponensis Crép.
- Rosa nitida Willd. – (Carolinae)
- Rosa × nitidula Besser
- Rosa × novae-angliae W.H.Lewis
- Rosa nutkana C.Presl – Nootka rose, Nutka rose
- Rosa obtegens Galushko
- Rosa odorata (Andrews) Sweet
- Rosa × oldhamii W.H.Lewis
- Rosa × oligocarpa Rydb.
- Rosa omeiensis Rolfe
- Rosa onoei Makino
- Rosa orientalis A.Dupont ex Ser.
- Rosa osmastonii Rawat & Pangtey
- Rosa ossethica Manden.
- Rosa oxyacantha M.Bieb.
- Rosa oxyodon Boiss.
- Rosa × oxyodontoides Galushko
- Rosa × ozcelikii Korkmaz & Kandemir
- Rosa × palustriformis Rydb.
- Rosa palustris Marshall – swamp rose (Carolinae)
- Rosa paniculigera (Makino ex Koidz.) Momiy.
- Rosa × paulii Rehder
- Rosa pedunculata Kult.
- Rosa pendulina L.
- Rosa persetosa Rolfe
- Rosa persica Michaut ex Juss.
- Rosa × pervirens Gren. ex Crép.
- Rosa phoenicia Boiss.
- Rosa pinetorum A.Heller
- Rosa pinnatisepala T.C.Ku
- Rosa × piptocalyx Juz.
- Rosa pisocarpa A.Gray
- Rosa platyacantha Schrenk
- Rosa × polliniana Spreng.
- Rosa popovii Chrshan.
- Rosa pouzinii Tratt.
- Rosa × praegeri Wolley-Dod
- Rosa praelucens Bijh.
- Rosa praetermissa Galushko
- Rosa prattii Hemsl.
- Rosa pricei Hayata
- Rosa primula Boulenger – incense rose (Pimpinellifoliae)
- Rosa prokhanovii Galushko
- Rosa pseudobanksiae T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa × pseudorusticana Crép. ex W.M.Rogers
- Rosa pseudoscabriuscula (R.Keller) Henker & G.Schulze
- Rosa pubicaulis Galushko
- Rosa × pulcherrima Koidz.
- Rosa pulverulenta M.Bieb.
- Rosa × reversa Waldst. & Kit.
- Rosa rhaetica Gremli
- Rosa roopiae Lonacz.
- Rosa × rothschildii Druce
- Rosa × rouyana Duffort ex Rouy
- Rosa roxburghii Tratt. – chestnut rose, burr rose (Platyrhodon)
- Rosa rubiginosa L. – sweetbriar, eglantine (Caninae)
- Rosa rubus H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Rosa rugosa Thunb. – Ramanas rose, Japanese rose (Rosa)
- Rosa russanovii Tkatsch.
- Rosa × sabinii J.Woods
- Rosa × salaevensis Rapin
- Rosa sambucina Koidz.
- Rosa saturata Baker
- Rosa saundersiae Rolfe
- Rosa × scabriuscula Winch ex Sm.
- Rosa schergiana Boiss.
- Rosa schrenkiana Crép.
- Rosa sempervirens L. – evergreen rose (Synstylae)
- Rosa serafinii Viv.
- Rosa sericea Lindl. – winged rose (Pimpinellifoliae)
- Rosa sertata Rolfe
- Rosa setigera Michx. – climbing rose (Synstylae)
- Rosa setipoda Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson
- Rosa shangchengensis T.C.Ku
- Rosa sherardii Davies
- Rosa sikangensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa sinobiflora T.C.Ku
- Rosa sogdiana Tkatsch.
- Rosa soulieana Crép. – (Synstylae)
- Rosa spinosissima L.
- Rosa × spinulifolia Dematra
- Rosa spithamea S.Watson
- Rosa squarrosa (A.Rau) Boreau
- Rosa stellata Wooton – gooseberry rose, Sacramento rose (Hesperrhodos)
- Rosa stylosa Desv.
- Rosa subbuschiana Husseinov
- Rosa × suberecta (Woods) Ley
- Rosa × suberectiformis Wolley-Dod
- Rosa × subpomifera Chrshan.
- Rosa taiwanensis Nakai
- Rosa taronensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa teberdensis Chrshan.
- Rosa terscolensis Galushko
- Rosa tianschanica Juz.
- Rosa tibetica T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa tlaratensis Husseinov
- Rosa × toddiae Wolley-Dod
- Rosa tomentosa Sm.
- Rosa transcaucasica Manden.
- Rosa transmorrisonensis Hayata
- Rosa tschimganica Raikova ex Sumnev.
- Rosa tsinlingensis Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Rosa tunquinensis Crép.
- Rosa turcica Rouy
- Rosa turkestanica Regel
- Rosa uniflora Galushko
- Rosa uniflorella Buzunova
- Rosa usischensis Husseinov
- Rosa vassilczenkoi Tkatsch.
- Rosa × verticillacantha Mérat
- Rosa × victoriana W.H.Lewis
- Rosa villosa L.
- Rosa virginiana Mill.
- Rosa × vituperabilis Duffort ex Rouy
- Rosa × waitziana Waitz ex Tratt.
- Rosa × warleyensis E.Willm.
- Rosa webbiana Wall. ex Royle
- Rosa weisiensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
- Rosa willmottiae Hemsl. – (Gymnocarpae)
- Rosa woodsii Lindl. – mountain rose
- Rosa xanthina Lindl. – Manchu rose
- Rosa zalana Wiesb.
- Rosa zaramagensis Demurova
- Rosa zhongdianensis T.C.Ku
- Rosa zuvandica Gadzh.
See also
References
- "Rosa L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- Bailey, Liberty Hyde (1935). Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Vol. 3. New York: MacMillan Co. p. 2981.
- , The genus Rosa (Rosoideae, Rosaceae) revisited: molecular analysis of nrITS-1 and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer (IGS) versus conventional taxonomy, 2005