Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa gallica L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1968) and The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (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- grassland, sparse bushland.
Flowering period: Spring to early summer (MAY, JUN).
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 – habit. 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 – habit. Osogovo, between the villages Pantelej and Rajchani, 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. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 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, hills near village of Beli, 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 – developing branches. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rosa gallica – stem with prickles. 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 – leaf. Osogovo, between the villages Pantelej and Rajchani, 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 – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Rosa gallica L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:732569-1 [Accessed 27.05.2021].
Osogovo nature 