Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa canina L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Northwest Africa, Europe to Central Asia and Pakistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Open habitats- grassland.
Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring to early summer (MAY, JUN).
Rosa canina – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – developing leaves and leaf stipules. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – stem with thorns and leaves with stipules. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa canina – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. 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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