Rosa micrantha

Rosa micrantha
In bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. micrantha
Binomial name
Rosa micrantha
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Rosa arcadiensis Halácsy
    • Rosa bordzilowskii Chrshan.
    • Rosa candida Davidov
    • Rosa canescens Borrer ex Sm.
    • Rosa chomutoviensis Chrshan. & Lasebna
    • Rosa diminuta Boreau ex Déségl.
    • Rosa eglanteria var. nemoralis (Léman) P.V.Heath
    • Rosa ferociformis (Prodan) Prodan
    • Rosa hirciana Heinr.Braun
    • Rosa histrix Léman
    • Rosa hungarica A.Kern.
    • Rosa lactiflora Déségl.
    • Rosa lantoscana Burnat & Gremli
    • Rosa lemanii Boreau
    • Rosa leucadia Heinr.Braun
    • Rosa libertiana Tratt.
    • Rosa lusseri Lagger & Puget
    • Rosa meridionalis Burnat & Gremli
    • Rosa mukatscheviensis Chrshan.
    • Rosa nemoralis Léman
    • Rosa oblongifolia Dum.Cours.
    • Rosa operta Puget ex Crép.
    • Rosa permixta Déségl.
    • Rosa perparva Borbás
    • Rosa psammophila Chrshan.
    • Rosa rubiginosa var. nemoralis (Léman) Thory
    • Rosa septicola Déségl.
    • Rosa septicoloides Crép.
    • Rosa sphaerophora Ripart ex Nyman
    • Rosa subspoliata Déségl. & Ozanon
    • Rosa trinacriae Burnat & Gremli

Rosa micrantha, the small-flowered sweet briar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.[2] It is native to most of Europe, the Atlas Mountains of Africa, the Caucasus region, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria, and it has been introduced to eastern North America, Argentina, and New Zealand.[1] A shrub reaching 3.5 m (11 ft), it is not readily available in commerce.[3]

Genetics

Unlike some other species in Rosa sect. Caninae which are pentaploid with an unusual meiosis referred to as permanent odd polyploidy, R. micrantha has been found to be hexaploid with fully sexual reproduction.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rosa micrantha Borrer ex Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Rosa micrantha small-flowered sweet briar". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Trees and shrubs: native to Britain". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ Christiane Mritz and Volker Wissemann (2011), Microsatellite Analyses of Artificial and Spontaneous Dogrose Hybrids Reveal the Hybridogenic Origin of Rosa micrantha by the Contribution of Unreduced Gametes, doi:10.1093/jhered/esq124