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.
| Rosa arvensis | |
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| Rosa arvensis in Lower Austria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. arvensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosa arvensis | |
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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The hip of Rosa arvensis, seen in Lower Austria
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.
- Beales 1988, p. 208.
- White 1912, p. 299.
- 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.
- 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.
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