Rosa micrantha

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]

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  Close-up of flower
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  Flowers can be pink
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  Flowers and foliage
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  Hips
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  Hips remain after leaves abscise
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  Botanical illustration

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 Borrer ex Sm.
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

References

1. "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.