From Wiki­Collectables, Buy • Sell • Collect • Wiki

View the top articles!

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.

[edit] Scientific Classification

• Kingdom = Plantae
• Division = Magnoliophyta
• Class = Magnoliopsida
• Order = Rosales
• Family = Rosaceae
• Subfamily = Rosoideae
• Genus = Rosa
• Subgenus = Rosa
• Section = Rosa
• Species = R. majalis

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• USDA PLANTS Profile