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Botanical details
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Rosa
- Genus description
Rosa can be deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or scrambling climbers, with usually thorny stems bearing compound pinnate leaves and solitary or clustered flowers. Flowers may be followed by showy red or purple fruits in some varieties.
- Name status
Accepted
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