Rosa rugosa Thunb.
(Japanese Rose)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRosa rugosa (Japanese 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 rugosa (Japanese Rose) :
1: Rosa rugosa (Japanese Rose)
3 Jul 2008 OSGR: TA08 54° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
on path up cliff
Image 1: Bracts and peduncle - close-upImage 2: Flower and leavesImage 3: Flower budImage 4: Flower bud - close-upImage 5: Flower - close-upImage 6: Flowers and foliageImage 7: Foliage and flowerImage 8: Foliage and flower (2)Image 9: Hip (young) - close-upImage 10: Hip (young) - close-up (2)Image 11: Hip (young) - close-up (3)Image 12: Hip - LSImage 13: Hip - LS (2)Image 14: Hip - LS - close-upImage 15: Hip - LS - close-up (2)Image 16: Hips (young)Image 17: LeafImage 18: Leaflet - top surface - close-upImage 19: Leaflet - under surface - close-upImage 20: Leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 21: Leaf - under surface - white backgroundImage 22: Leaves and young hipImage 23: Peduncle - close-upImage 24: Stem with spines - close-upImage 25: Stem with spines - close-up (2)Image 26: Stem with spines - close-up (3)Image 27: Leaf - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 28: Leaf - top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 29: Leaf - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 30: Leaf - under surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 31: Sepal - close-up - highly enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hipkin, C. 2003 Rosa rugosa Vol 14, No 6 Page: 413
Jukes, A., Ames, V., Wade, M & McKee, K. Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa (Japanese Rose) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rosa rugosa (Japanese Rose)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rosa rugosa (Japanese Rose)
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