ROSACEAE
(roses and fruit trees)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Acaena
pirri-pirri burs
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 20 images 1 ident. refs
Agrimonia
agrimonies
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 24 images 1 ident. refs
Alchemilla
lady’s-mantles
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 		Genus 7 subtaxa 71 images 2 ident. refs
Amelanchier
a genus of flowering plants
Tree (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 6 images 2 ident. refs
Aphanes
parsley pierts
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 11 images 2 ident. refs
Aruncus dioicus
Buck’s-beard
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 		Species 4 images
Cotoneaster
cotoneasters
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 		Genus 4 subtaxa 149 images 2 ident. refs
Crataegus
hawthorns
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 67 images 2 ident. refs
Dryas octopetala
Mountain Avens
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 		Species 34 images 1 ident. refs
Filipendula
meadowsweets
Leaves (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 28 images
Fragaria
strawberries
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 29 images 1 ident. refs
Geum
avens
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 66 images 3 ident. refs
Kerria japonica
Kerria
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 21 images
Potentilla
cinquefoils
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 		Genus 9 subtaxa 134 images 2 ident. refs
Poterium
salad burnets
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 9 images 1 ident. refs
Prunus
plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry
Flowers (Click to open)
 		Genus 6 subtaxa 179 images
Pyracantha
firethorns
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 8 images
Pyrus
pears
Genus 1 subtaxa 16 images
Pyrus communis s.l.
pear
Tree (Click to open)
 		Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 16 images
Rosa
roses and briars
Flower (Click to open)
 		Genus 12 subtaxa 374 images 3 ident. refs
Rubus
brambles, blackberries and raspberries
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 		Genus 7 subtaxa 52 images 6 ident. refs
Sanguisorba
burnets
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 15 images
Sorbus
whitebeams
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 		Genus 5 subtaxa 45 images 5 ident. refs
Spiraea
brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 11 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

ROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3,404 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
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