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Les Roses · 1817–1824 · Pierre-Joseph Redouté · public domain

# Rosa L.

roses · Rosaceae

- **Accepted name:** Rosa L.
- **First published:** Sp. Pl.: 491 (1753)
- **Family:** Rosaceae
- **Accepted species:** 422 (including 132 natural hybrids)
- **Native range:** 171 TDWG regions, Northern Hemisphere, mainly temperate
- **Common names:** roses
- **Databases:** [POWO](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30002432-2) · [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/n/30002432-2) · [WCVP](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/2232/taxon/2964569) · [Catalogue of Life](https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/63S6D) · [GBIF](https://www.gbif.org/species/8395064)

## Overview

More than three thousand names at species rank have been published in Rosa; Trees and Shrubs Online reckons there are probably no more than 150 good species. Checklist counts also include many natural hybrids, so totals vary widely with the approach. The genus is mainly confined to the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere; only three or four species reach south of the Tropic of Cancer.

Recognise it by the hooked prickles (the rose “thorn”), the odd-pinnate leaves (simple in subgenus Hulthemia), the stipules present in all species except R. persica, and the hip that the receptacle becomes after flowering.

## Classification and naming

Linnaeus published Rosa in 1753 in Species Plantarum; it belongs to the Rosaceae. The two East Asian species of section Chinenses contributed more to modern garden roses than any other group.

WCVP treats the generic names in the table below as synonyms of Rosa, so Hulthemia, Hesperhodos, Platyrhodon and others in older literature can be traced to this genus.

| Genus name | Published in |
| --- | --- |
| × Hulthemosa Juz. | V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 10: 638 (1941) |
| Bakeria (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 131 (1883) |
| Chabertia (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 161 (1883) |
| Chavinia (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 157 (1883) |
| Cottetia (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 128 (1883) |
| Crepinia (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 139 (1883) |
| Ernestella Germ. | J. Roses (Paris) 2: 39 (1878) |
| Hesperhodos Cockerell | Nature 90: 571 (1913) |
| Hulthemia Dumort. | Not. Hulthemia: 12 (1824) |
| Juzepczukia Chrshan. | Dopov. Akad. Nauk Ukrayins’k. R.S.R. 1948(3): 24 (1948) |
| Laggeria (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 127 (1883) |
| Lowea Lindl. | Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1261 (1829) |
| Ozanonia (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 132 (1883) |
| Platyrhodon Decne. ex Hurst | Z. Indukt. Abstammungs- Vererbungsl. 1927(Suppl. 2): 902 (1928) |
| Pugetia (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 173 (1883) |
| Rhodophora Neck. | Elem. Bot. 2: 91 (1790) |
| Rhodopsis (Endl.) Rchb. | Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch, Nom.: 168 (1841) |
| Ripartia (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 118 (1883) |
| Saintpierrea Germ. | J. Roses (Paris) 2: 39 (1878) |
| Scheutzia (Gand.) Gand. | Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 127 (1883) |

## Distribution

WCVP records the genus as native to 171 TDWG botanical regions and introduced in 37 more.

Native regions (171)

AfghanistanAlabamaAlaskaAlbaniaAlbertaAlgeriaAltayAmurArizonaArkansasAssamAustriaBalearesBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBritish ColumbiaBulgariaBuryatiyaCaliforniaCanary Is.Central European RussiaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastChitaColoradoConnecticutCorseCyprusCzechia-SlovakiaDelawareDenmarkDistrict of ColumbiaEast Aegean Is.East European RussiaEast HimalayaEritreaEthiopiaFinlandFloridaFøroyarFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreat BritainGreeceHainanHungaryIcelandIdahoIllinoisIndiaIndianaInner MongoliaIowaIranIraqIrelandIrkutskItalyJapanKamchatkaKansasKazakhstanKentuckyKhabarovskKirgizstanKoreaKrasnoyarskKritiKrymLaosLebanon-SyriaLouisianaMadeiraMagadanMaineManchuriaManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMongoliaMontanaMoroccoMyanmarNansei-shotoNebraskaNepalNetherlandsNevadaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth CarolinaNorth CaucasusNorth DakotaNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorthwest TerritoriesNorwayNova ScotiaNunavutNW. Balkan Pen.OhioOklahomaOntarioOregonPakistanPalestinePennsylvaniaPhilippinesPolandPortugalPrimoryePrince Edward I.QinghaiQuébecRhode I.RomaniaSakhalinSardegnaSaskatchewanSaudi ArabiaSiciliaSinaiSomaliaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaSouth European RussiaSpainSudan-South SudanSwedenSwitzerlandTadzhikistanTaiwanTennesseeTexasThailandTibetTranscaucasusTunisiaTürkiyeTürkiye-in-EuropeTurkmenistanTuvaUkraineUtahUzbekistanVermontVietnamVirginiaWashingtonWest HimalayaWest SiberiaWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingXinjiangYakutiyaYemenYukon

### Introduced

Argentina NortheastArgentina SouthBangladeshBoliviaCape ProvincesCaroline Is.Chatham Is.Chile CentralChile SouthComorosCook Is.Falkland Is.Free StateGilbert Is.GuatemalaGulf of Guinea Is.HondurasKwaZulu-NatalLesothoLibyaMadagascarMarianasMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestNew South WalesNew Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthNorthern ProvincesQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaTrinidad-TobagoVanuatuVictoriaWestern Australia

## Accepted species

WCVP accepts 422 species; names with × are natural hybrids. The count changes with revisions; checked 2026-10-19.

| Name | On this site |
| --- | --- |
| Rosa × aberrans Wolley-Dod |   |
| Rosa abietina Gren. ex Christ |   |
| Rosa abrica Khat. & Koobaz |   |
| Rosa abscissa Charit. |   |
| Rosa abutalybovii Gadzh. |   |
| Rosa abyssinica R.Br. ex Lindl. |   |
| Rosa achburensis Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa acicularis Lindl. |   |
| Rosa adenophylla Galushko |   |
| Rosa agnesii Ker.-Nagy |   |
| Rosa agrestis Savi |   |
| Rosa aharbalensis I.A.Wani, K.Singh & Gairola |   |
| Rosa alabukensis Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa × alba L. |   |
| Rosa alberti Regel |   |
| Rosa alexeenkoi Crép. ex Juz. |   |
| Rosa × almeriensis Rouy |   |
| Rosa × alpestris Rapin ex Reut. |   |
| Rosa altidaghestanica Husseinov |   |
| Rosa amblyophylla Kult. |   |
| Rosa amblyotis C.A.Mey. |   |
| Rosa × andegavensis Bastard |   |
| Rosa × andrzeiowskii Steven ex Besser |   |
| Rosa arabica (Crép. ex Boiss.) Déségl. |   |
| Rosa × archipelagica Tchubar |   |
| Rosa arensii Juz. & Galushko |   |
| Rosa arkansana Porter |   |
| Rosa arvensis Huds. |   |
| Rosa × aschersoniana Graebn. |   |
| Rosa × atlantica W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa × avrayensis Rouy & E.G.Camus |   |
| Rosa awarica Husseinov |   |
| Rosa baiyushanensis Q.L.Wang |   |
| Rosa × bakeri Déségl. |   |
| Rosa balakhtensis Stepanov |   |
| Rosa balcarica Galushko |   |
| Rosa balsamica Besser |   |
| Rosa banksiae W.T.Aiton |   |
| Rosa banksiopsis Baker |   |
| Rosa barbeyi Boulenger |   |
| Rosa × barthae Ker.-Nagy |   |
| Rosa × beanii P.V.Heath |   |
| Rosa beauvaisii Cardot |   |
| Rosa beggeriana Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |   |
| Rosa bella Rehder & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa × belnensis Ozanon |   |
| Rosa × bengyana Rouy & L.C.Lamb. |   |
| Rosa × bibracteata Bastard ex DC. |   |
| Rosa bidentata Charit. |   |
| Rosa biebersteiniana Tratt. |   |
| Rosa × bigeneris Duffort ex Rouy |   |
| Rosa × binaloudensis Vaezi, Arjmandi & Sharghi |   |
| Rosa × bishopii Wolley-Dod |   |
| Rosa × biturigensis Boreau |   |
| Rosa blanda Aiton |   |
| Rosa × blinovskyana Kult. |   |
| Rosa boissieri Crép. |   |
| Rosa × bolanderi Greene |   |
| Rosa × borhidiana Ker.-Nagy |   |
| Rosa × bourbonia Rössig |   |
| Rosa bracteata J.C.Wendl. |   |
| Rosa bridgesii Crép. ex Rydb. |   |
| Rosa brotherorum Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa × bruantii Rehder |   |
| Rosa brunonii Lindl. |   |
| Rosa × budensis Borbás |   |
| Rosa bugensis Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa × burboniana (Thory) N.H.F.Desp. |   |
| Rosa × burgalensis Sennen & Elías |   |
| Rosa buschiana Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa caesia Sm. |   |
| Rosa calantha Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa calcarea Lipsch. & Sumnev. |   |
| Rosa californica Cham. & Schltdl. |   |
| Rosa calyptopoda Cardot |   |
| Rosa × campanulata Ehrh. |   |
| Rosa × canadensis W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa canina L. |   |
| Rosa cannadas-teydensis P.Vargas, Nogales & Luceño |   |
| Rosa carolina L. |   |
| Rosa caryophyllacea Besser |   |
| Rosa caudata Baker |   |
| Rosa × caviniacensis Ozanon |   |
| Rosa × centifolia L. |   |
| Rosa chavinii Rapin ex Reut. |   |
| Rosa chengkouensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| [Rosa chinensis Jacq.](https://floreboard.com/en/plants/rosa-chinensis/) | reference page · 2 plates |
| Rosa chionistrae H.Lindb. |   |
| Rosa × churchillii W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa cinnamomea L. |   |
| Rosa clinophylla Thory |   |
| Rosa coalita Charit. |   |
| Rosa comantema Özçelik & B.Yıldırım |   |
| Rosa × condaminea Burnat ex R.Keller |   |
| Rosa × consanguinea Gren. |   |
| Rosa corymbifera Borkh. |   |
| Rosa corymbulosa Rolfe |   |
| Rosa × cottetii Lagger & Puget ex Cottet |   |
| Rosa coziae Nyár. |   |
| Rosa cuneicarpa Galushko & Bagath. ex Buzunova |   |
| Rosa cziragensis Husseinov |   |
| Rosa daishanensis T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa × damascena Herrm. |   |
| Rosa darginica Husseinov |   |
| Rosa davidii Crép. |   |
| Rosa davurica Pall. |   |
| Rosa deqenensis T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa derongensis T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa deseglisei Boreau |   |
| Rosa diacantha Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa × dingleri M.Schulze |   |
| Rosa diplodonta Dubovik |   |
| Rosa dolichocarpa Galushko |   |
| Rosa doluchanovii Manden. |   |
| Rosa donetzica Dubovik |   |
| Rosa × dryadea Ripart ex Déségl. |   |
| Rosa dsharkenti Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa dubovikiae Mironova |   |
| Rosa × dulcissima Lunell |   |
| Rosa dumalis Bechst. |   |
| Rosa × dumetorum Thuill. |   |
| Rosa duplicata T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa ecae Aitch. |   |
| Rosa elymaitica Boiss. & Hausskn. |   |
| Rosa × engelmannii S.Watson |   |
| Rosa ermanica Manden. |   |
| Rosa facsarii Ker.-Nagy |   |
| Rosa fargesiana Boulenger |   |
| Rosa farreri Stapf ex Cox |   |
| Rosa × fernaldiorum W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa × fertilis Kult. |   |
| Rosa filipes Rehder & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa flavida Charit. |   |
| Rosa foetida Herrm. |   |
| Rosa foliolosa Nutt. |   |
| Rosa forrestiana Boulenger |   |
| Rosa × fortuneana Lindl. & Paxton |   |
| Rosa × francofurtana Münchh. |   |
| Rosa freitagii Ziel. |   |
| Rosa fujisanensis (Makino) Makino |   |
| Rosa funingensis L.Luo & Yu Y.Yang |   |
| Rosa gadzhievii Chrshan. & Iskend. |   |
| Rosa gallica L. | 1 plate |
| Rosa galushkoi Demurova |   |
| Rosa geninae Juz. |   |
| Rosa gigantea Collett ex Crép. |   |
| Rosa × gilmaniana W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa giraldii Crép. |   |
| Rosa glabrifolia C.A.Mey. ex Rupr. |   |
| Rosa glauca Pourr. |   |
| Rosa × glaucoides Wolley-Dod |   |
| Rosa glomerata Rehder & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa gorenkensis Besser |   |
| Rosa graciliflora Rehder & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa gracilipes Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa gran-canariae P.Vargas & Nogales |   |
| Rosa × grovesii (Baker) Maskew |   |
| Rosa gulczensis Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. |   |
| Rosa × hainesii W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa × hardyi A.Cels & J.F.Cels |   |
| Rosa × harisonii Rivers |   |
| Rosa × harmsiana W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa heckeliana Tratt. |   |
| Rosa helenae Rehder & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa hemisphaerica Herrm. |   |
| Rosa × hemitricha Ripart ex Déségl. |   |
| Rosa × henryana W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa hezhangensis T.L.Xu |   |
| Rosa × hibernica Templeton |   |
| Rosa hirtissima Lonacz. |   |
| Rosa hirtula (Regel) Nakai |   |
| Rosa × hodgdonii W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa hohuanlinparvifolia S.S.Ying |   |
| Rosa × hollandica (Pers.) Gand. |   |
| Rosa hookeriana Bertol. |   |
| Rosa × housei Erlanson |   |
| Rosa × hyogoensis H.Ohba & S.Akiyama |   |
| Rosa iberica Steven ex M.Bieb. |   |
| Rosa iliensis Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa iljinii Chrshan. ex Gadzh. |   |
| Rosa × implexa Gren. |   |
| Rosa incisa Charit. |   |
| Rosa indica L. |   |
| Rosa × infesta Kmet ex Heinr.Braun |   |
| Rosa inodora Fr. |   |
| Rosa × insignis (Déségl. ex Gren.) Déségl. & Ripart |   |
| Rosa × involuta Sm. |   |
| Rosa irinae Demurova |   |
| Rosa irysthonica Manden. |   |
| Rosa isaevii Gadzh. & Iskand. |   |
| Rosa issyksuensis Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa × iwara Siebold ex Regel |   |
| Rosa jaroschenkoi Gadzh. & Iskand. |   |
| Rosa juzepczukiana Vassilcz. |   |
| Rosa kamelinii Husseinov |   |
| Rosa karaalmensis Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa × karakalensis Kult. |   |
| Rosa karjaginii Sosn. |   |
| Rosa kazarjanii Sosn. |   |
| Rosa khasautensis Galushko |   |
| Rosa kirishimensis Yahara & Tagane |   |
| Rosa × kochiana Koehne |   |
| Rosa kokanica (Regel) Regel ex Juz. |   |
| Rosa kokijrimensis Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa komarovii Sosn. |   |
| Rosa × kopetdagensis Meffert |   |
| Rosa × kordesii H.Wulff |   |
| Rosa koreana Kom. |   |
| Rosa × kosinsciana Besser |   |
| Rosa × kotschyana Boiss. |   |
| Rosa kujmanica Golitsin |   |
| Rosa kunmingensis T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa kwangtungensis T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai |   |
| Rosa kweichowensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa laevigata Michx. |   |
| Rosa langyashanica D.C.Zhang & J.Z.Shao |   |
| Rosa × lasiodonta Sennen |   |
| Rosa lasiosepala F.P.Metcalf |   |
| Rosa laxa Retz. |   |
| Rosa leschenaultiana (Thory) Wight & Arn. |   |
| Rosa lichiangensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa livescens Besser |   |
| Rosa × longicolla Ravaud ex Rouy |   |
| Rosa longicuspis Bertol. |   |
| Rosa longshoushanica L.Q.Zhao & Y.Z.Zhao |   |
| Rosa luciae Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crép. |   |
| Rosa lucidissima H.Lév. |   |
| Rosa ludingensis T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa lyellii Lindl. |   |
| Rosa machailensis K.Singh, Harsh Singh, Y.P.Sharma & Gairola |   |
| Rosa macrophylla Lindl. |   |
| Rosa mairei H.Lév. |   |
| Rosa × makinoana H.Ohba |   |
| Rosa × malmundariensis Lej. |   |
| Rosa mandenovae Gadzh. |   |
| Rosa mandonii Déségl. |   |
| Rosa manshurica Buzunova |   |
| Rosa maracandica Bunge |   |
| Rosa × margerisonii F.Lees |   |
| Rosa marginata Wallr. |   |
| Rosa × mariaegraebneriae Asch. & Graebn. |   |
| Rosa × matraensis Borbás |   |
| Rosa maximowicziana Regel |   |
| Rosa × medioccidentis W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa memoryae W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa mesatlantica H.Lindb. |   |
| Rosa micrantha Borrer ex Sm. |   |
| Rosa × micrugosa H.Henkel |   |
| Rosa × mikawamontana Mikanagi & H.Ohba |   |
| Rosa minutifolia Engelm. |   |
| Rosa mironovae Idrees & J.M.H.Shaw |   |
| Rosa × misimensis Nakai |   |
| Rosa miyiensis T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa × molletorum Hesl.-Harr. |   |
| Rosa × molliformis Wolley-Dod |   |
| Rosa mollis Sm. |   |
| Rosa × momiyamae H.Ohba |   |
| Rosa montana Chaix |   |
| Rosa morrisonensis Hayata |   |
| Rosa moschata Herrm. |   |
| Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa multibracteata Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa multiflora Thunb. |   |
| Rosa murielae Rehder & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa nipponensis Crép. |   |
| Rosa nitida Willd. |   |
| Rosa × nitidula Besser |   |
| Rosa × noisettiana Thory |   |
| Rosa nutkana C.Presl |   |
| Rosa obtegens Galushko |   |
| Rosa × odorata (Andrews) Sweet |   |
| Rosa × oldhamii W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa × oligocarpa Rydb. |   |
| Rosa omeiensis Rolfe |   |
| Rosa onoei Makino |   |
| Rosa orientalis A.Dupont ex Ser. |   |
| Rosa osmastonii Rawat & Pangtey |   |
| Rosa ossethica Manden. |   |
| Rosa oxyacantha M.Bieb. |   |
| Rosa oxyodon Boiss. |   |
| Rosa × oxyodontoides Galushko |   |
| Rosa × ozcelikii Korkmaz & Kandemir |   |
| Rosa × palustriformis Rydb. |   |
| Rosa palustris Marshall |   |
| Rosa paniculigera (Makino ex Koidz.) Momiy. |   |
| Rosa × paulii Rehder |   |
| Rosa pedunculata Kult. |   |
| Rosa pendulina L. |   |
| Rosa × penzanceana Rehder |   |
| Rosa persetosa Rolfe |   |
| Rosa persica Michx. ex Juss. |   |
| Rosa × perthensis Rouy & E.G.Camus |   |
| Rosa × pervirens Gren. ex Crép. |   |
| Rosa phoenicia Boiss. |   |
| Rosa pinetorum A.Heller |   |
| Rosa pinnatisepala T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa × piptocalyx Juz. |   |
| Rosa pisocarpa A.Gray |   |
| Rosa platyacantha Schrenk |   |
| Rosa pocsii Ker.-Nagy |   |
| Rosa × polliniana Spreng. |   |
| Rosa × pomazensis Degen ex Ker.-Nagy |   |
| Rosa popovii Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa potentilliflora Chrshan. & Popov |   |
| Rosa pouzinii Tratt. |   |
| Rosa × praegeri Wolley-Dod |   |
| Rosa praelucens Bijh. |   |
| Rosa praetermissa Galushko |   |
| Rosa prattii Hemsl. |   |
| Rosa pricei Hayata |   |
| Rosa prilipkoana Sosn. |   |
| Rosa primula Boulenger |   |
| Rosa prokhanovii Galushko |   |
| Rosa pseudobanksiae T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa pseudodigitata Charit. |   |
| Rosa × pseudorusticana Crép. ex W.M.Rogers |   |
| Rosa pseudoscabriuscula (R.Keller) Henker & G.Schulze |   |
| Rosa pubicaulis Galushko |   |
| Rosa × pulcherrima Koidz. |   |
| Rosa pulverulenta M.Bieb. |   |
| Rosa × rehderiana Blackburn |   |
| Rosa × reversa Waldst. & Kit. |   |
| Rosa rhaetica Gremli |   |
| Rosa × richardii Rehder |   |
| Rosa roopiae Lonacz. |   |
| Rosa roque-muchachensis P.Vargas & Luceño |   |
| Rosa × rothschildii Druce |   |
| Rosa × rouyana Duffort ex Rouy |   |
| Rosa roxburghii Tratt. |   |
| Rosa rubiginosa L. |   |
| Rosa rubus H.Lév. & Vaniot |   |
| [Rosa rugosa Thunb.](https://floreboard.com/en/plants/rosa-rugosa/) | reference page · 3 plates |
| Rosa russanovii Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa × sabinii J.Woods |   |
| Rosa × salaevensis Rapin |   |
| Rosa sambucina Koidz. |   |
| Rosa saturata Baker |   |
| Rosa saundersiae Rolfe |   |
| Rosa × scabriuscula Winch ex Sm. |   |
| Rosa × scharnkeana Graebn. |   |
| Rosa schergiana Boiss. |   |
| Rosa schrenkiana Crép. |   |
| Rosa × semiglabra Ripart ex Crép. |   |
| Rosa sempervirens L. |   |
| Rosa serafinii Viv. |   |
| Rosa sericea Lindl. |   |
| Rosa sertata Rolfe |   |
| Rosa setigera Michx. |   |
| Rosa setipoda Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson |   |
| Rosa shangchengensis T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa shaolinchiensis S.S.Ying |   |
| Rosa sherardii Davies |   |
| Rosa sikangensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa similis Charit. |   |
| Rosa sinobiflora T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa smoljanensis Popova |   |
| Rosa sogdiana Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa soulieana Crép. |   |
| Rosa × spaethiana Graebn. |   |
| Rosa spinosissima L. |   |
| Rosa × spinulifolia Dematra |   |
| Rosa spithamea S.Watson |   |
| Rosa squarrosa (A.Rau) Boreau |   |
| Rosa stellata Wooton |   |
| Rosa stipulata Özçelik & B.Yıldırım |   |
| Rosa stylosa Desv. |   |
| Rosa × subbuschiana Husseinov |   |
| Rosa × subcanina (Christ) Vuk. |   |
| Rosa × subcollina (Christ) Vuk. |   |
| Rosa × subdola Déségl. |   |
| Rosa × suberecta (Woods) Ley |   |
| Rosa × suberectiformis Wolley-Dod |   |
| Rosa × subintrans Gren. ex Crép. |   |
| Rosa subulata Charit. |   |
| Rosa taiwanensis Nakai |   |
| Rosa taronensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa teberdensis Chrshan. |   |
| Rosa × tephrophylla Gillot ex Rouy |   |
| Rosa × terebinthinacea Déségl. |   |
| Rosa terscolensis Galushko |   |
| Rosa tianschanica Juz. |   |
| Rosa tibetica T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa × timbalii Crép. ex Rouy |   |
| Rosa tlaratensis Husseinov |   |
| Rosa × toddiae Wolley-Dod |   |
| Rosa tomentosa Sm. |   |
| Rosa tomurensis L.Luo, C.Yu & Q.X.Zhang |   |
| Rosa transcaucasica Manden. |   |
| Rosa transmorrisonensis Hayata |   |
| Rosa transturkestanica N.F.Russanov |   |
| Rosa tschimganica Raikova ex Sumnev. |   |
| Rosa tsinlingensis Pax & K.Hoffm. |   |
| Rosa tunquinensis Crép. |   |
| Rosa turcica Rouy |   |
| Rosa turkestanica Regel |   |
| Rosa uniflora Galushko |   |
| Rosa uniflorella Buzunova |   |
| Rosa valentinae Galushko |   |
| Rosa vassilczenkoi Tkatsch. |   |
| Rosa veronikae Ker.-Nagy |   |
| Rosa × verticillacantha Mérat |   |
| Rosa × vetteri Favrat |   |
| Rosa viarum A.K.Skvortsov |   |
| Rosa × victoria-hungarorum Borbás |   |
| Rosa × victoriana W.H.Lewis |   |
| Rosa villosa L. |   |
| Rosa virginiana Mill. |   |
| Rosa × vituperabilis Duffort ex Rouy |   |
| Rosa × warleyensis E.Willm. |   |
| Rosa webbiana Wall. ex Royle |   |
| Rosa weisiensis T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa willmottiae Hemsl. |   |
| Rosa woodsii Lindl. |   |
| Rosa xanthina Lindl. |   |
| Rosa yangii L.Luo |   |
| Rosa yilanalpina S.S.Ying |   |
| Rosa yulaoensis S.S.Ying |   |
| Rosa zalana Wiesb. |   |
| Rosa zaramagensis Demurova |   |
| Rosa zhongdianensis T.C.Ku |   |
| Rosa zuvandica Gadzh. |   |

## Historic plates

Plates in date order; the printed names are kept as they appear, current names are on the species pages and the topic page.

- [](https://floreboard.com/rose/plates/bm-284.jpg)Rosa semperflorens（正文）Curtis's Botanical Magazine · 284 · 1794,
- [](https://floreboard.com/rose/plates/les-roses-gallica-regalis.jpg)Rosa Gallica RegalisLes Roses · 1817–1824, Pierre-Joseph Redouté
- [](https://floreboard.com/rose/plates/les-roses-kamtschatica.jpg)Rosa KamtschaticaLes Roses · 1817–1824, Pierre-Joseph Redouté
- [](https://floreboard.com/rose/plates/rosarum-monographia-19.jpg)Rosa rugosaRosarum Monographia; or, A Botanical History of Roses · 19 · 1820, John Lindley
- [](https://floreboard.com/rose/plates/choix-122.jpg)Rosa IndicaChoix des plus belles fleurs · 122 · 1827–1833, Pierre-Joseph Redouté
- [](https://floreboard.com/rose/plates/favourite-flowers-73.jpg)Rosa rugosa（Wrinkled Rose）Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse · Pl. 73 · 1896,

## Garden groups

Since 1955 the American Rose Society has been the International Cultivar Registration Authority for roses. It groups roses as species, old garden roses (classes in existence before 1867) and modern roses (classes that appeared after 1867). The first hybrid tea, introduced in 1867, marks the start of the modern era; the large-flowered cut roses sold by florists descend from this line.

## Further reading

- [Rosa chinensis · China rose](https://floreboard.com/en/plants/rosa-chinensis/)
- [Rosa rugosa · rugosa rose](https://floreboard.com/en/plants/rosa-rugosa/)
- [Roses (Rosa) topic library (in Chinese)](https://floreboard.com/rose/)
- [Flower guide](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/)
- [Reference library](https://floreboard.com/en/library/)

## References

- [WCVP · World Checklist of Vascular Plants (via ChecklistBank dataset 2232)](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/2232) · accessed 2026-10-19
- [Trees and Shrubs Online · Rosa](https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rosa/)
- [American Rose Society · Rose Classifications](https://rose.org/rose-classifications-2/)

Names, places of publication, synonyms and distribution checked against WCVP (2026-10-19); the text follows the cited sources and awaits specialist review.