Rosa canina L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa canina L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Klášterský in Tutin et al. (1968), Vukićević in Josifović (1972) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).

Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

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 – pastures up to c. 1500 m altitude.

Flowering period: Spring to early summer: MAY, JUN.

*Rosa canina*– habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– branches with flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – spent flower and flower buds. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – sepals. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – calyx. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – branches with leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– stem with prickles and leaf petiole with stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– leaf petioles with stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– stem with prickles. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– canes. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– woody part – cane with prickles. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – habit during fruiting. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– branches with fruits. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – fruit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– fruits. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina*– branches with leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Rosa canina* – stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.09.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Rod Rosa L. Vukićević, E. in Josifović (1972). Flora SR Srbije IV. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 29 – 62.

Rosa canina. Kurtto, A. 2009+: Rosaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/69fd9e73-f957-4ad5-9a18-896e94ef1cd2 [Accessed 09.10.2025].

Rosa canina L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:731955-1 [Accessed 26.09.2021].

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.

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