Rosa sempervirens
Rosa sempervirens, the evergreen rose, is a plant in the family Rosaceae, a climbing perennial with very prickly stems.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. sempervirens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosa sempervirens | |
It grows mostly in maquis or in sheltered valleys in southern France, in the Mediterranean climate region, and was used repeatedly as parent for the hybrids produced by Henri Antoine Jacques, gardener to King Louis Philippe I of France.[1]
Description
Rosa sempervirens leaves are glossy, compound-pinnate and evergreen. Its flowers are white and appear in spring and early summer. The fruit is shiny red.
See also
- Rosa anemoniflora = Rosa sempervirens var. anemoniflora
References
- "Historic roses are timeless and beautiful old roses from past centuries which continue to deserve a place in today's gardens, however large or small". Historicroses.org. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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