Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa gallica L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Klášterský in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).
Lifeform: Perennial, low shrub shrub forming large patches; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Mediterranean Region to East Central Europe, East Europe and Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) and the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found in open habitats – grasslands, sparse bushland, edges of oak forests.
Flowering period: Spring to early summer: MAY, JUN.
Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – branches with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – branches with flower buds. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower bud. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower bud. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – pedicel,ovary and calyx. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – pedicel, ovary and calyx. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – stems with flower buds and leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – stem with leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – adaxial side of leaflet. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – abaxial side of leaflet. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – stem and petiole with stipules. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – stem. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – stem. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – habit during fruiting. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 22.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – habit during fruiting. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 22.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – fruit. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 22.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – fruit. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 22.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – fruit. Osogovo – hilly region between village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region, 22.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – habit in habitat. The species is a low shrub forming large patches. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – branches with flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – flower bud. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – stem and petiole with stipules. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – habit. Osogovo, between the villages Pantelej and Rajchani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – flower. Osogovo, between the villages Pantelej and Rajchani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – flower bud. Osogovo, between the villages Pantelej and Rajchani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – leaf. Osogovo, between the villages Pantelej and Rajchani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rosa L. Klášterský, I. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 25 – 32.
Rosa L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 903 – 921.
