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).
References:
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.