Rosa spinosissima L.
(Burnet Rose)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
GenusRosa (roses and briars)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose) :
1: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
30 May 2017 OSIGR: M20 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
pink-flowered form, as often seen in Ireland; in flower
Image 1: Pink-flowered form - in flowerImage 2: Pink-flowered form - in flower (2)
2: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
27 May 2017 OSIGR: M00 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
Image 1: Flowering stemImage 2: Flowering stem (2)Image 3: Flowers
3: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
26 May 2017 OSIGR: M00 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
Growing in hole in limestone pavement
Image 1: Growing in hole in limestone pavement
4: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
14 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD86 54° 0’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on limestone cliff
Image 1: Growing on limestone scar
5: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
27 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN30 51° 40’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
Image 1: Spiny stem - close-up - enlarged - pale background
6: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
9 Jun 2003 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Image 1: Foliage and spinesImage 2: Hips (immature) and foliageImage 3: Moths (Micropterix sp) on flower - close-upImage 4: Moths (Micropterix sp) on flower - enlarged
7: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
25 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flowering shootImage 3: FoliageImage 4: Leaves - close-upImage 5: Plant - top viewImage 6: Leaf - enlarged
8: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Image 1: hipsImage 2: LS hip - note Rhagoletis (Diptera:Tephritidae) damage in walls
9: Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
17 Jun 1974 OSGR: SD96 54° 10’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on limestone pavement
Image 1: Plant

Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose)
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