Rosa majalis

Rosa majalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rosa
Subgenus:	Rosa
Section:	Rosa
Species:	R. majalis
Binomial name
Rosa majalis Herrm.

Rosa majalis J. Herrm. (syn. R. cinnamomea sensu L. 1759, non 1753^[1]; R. cinnamomea auct. non L.; Cinnamon Rose; Double Cinnamon Rose) is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Rosa, native to forests of Europe and Siberia. It grows to 2 m. and yields edible hip fruits rich in vitamin C, which are used in medicine and to produce rose hip syrup.

Notes

1. ^ Not to be confused with R. pendulina L. (= R. cinnamomea sensu L. 1753).

External links

• USDA PLANTS Profile