Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa dumalis Bechst.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Europe (The Euro+Med Plantbase, source: Kurtto, 2009).
Habitat: Found in open habitats- grassland, sparse bushland.
Flowering period: Spring to early summer (MAY, JUN).
Rosa dumalis – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa dumalis – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – branch with flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – spent flower and flower bud. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – fruit from the previous season. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – fruit from the previous season. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – stem with pricle. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – abaxial side of leaf. The leaves of R. dumalis are glabrous, with rare glands on the petiole. rachis and main veins of the leaflets. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – abaxial side of leaf. The leaves of R. dumalis are glabrous, with rare glands on the petiole. rachis and main veins of the leaflets. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – abaxial side of leaf. The leaves of R. dumalis are glabrous, with rare glands on the petiole. rachis and main veins of the leaflets. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa dumalis – stipules. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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