Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa spinosissima L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Klášterský in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998) as Rosa pimpinellifolia L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1062 (1759). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) is Rosa spinosissima L., Sp. Pl.: 491. 1753.
Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia, Mongolia, China (Xinjiang) and Iran; Algeria according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Rocky terrains and meadows at c. 1350 m altitude in the Visoka Chuka region between Ponikva and Ratkova Skala.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN.
Rosa spinosissima – habit. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – habit. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – habit. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – habit. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – habit. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – habit. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – stem with flowers. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – flowers. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – calyx of flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – calyx of flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – calyx of flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – calyx of flower. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – branches with leaves. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – twig with leaves. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – leaves. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – leaf. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – adaxial side of leaflets. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – adaxial side of leaflets. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – abaxial side of leaflets. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – abaxial side of leaflets. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – abaxial side of leaflets. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – leaf petioles. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – leaves with stipules. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – leaf petiole with stipules and twig with prickles and acicles. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – stem with prickles and acicles. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – stem with prickles and acicles. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – lower part of plant. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – habit during fruiting. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – branches with fruits. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – branch with fruits. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – branch with fruits. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – fruit. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rosa spinosissima – fruit. Osogovo – “Visoka chuka” region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
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.
