Rosa dumalis

Taxobox


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Rosa dumalis"
name = Glaucous Dog Rose
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rosaceae
subfamilia = Rosoideae
genus = "Rosa"
species = "R. dumalis"
binomial = "Rosa dumalis"
binomial_authority = Bechst.

"Rosa dumalis" (Glaucous Dog Rose) is a species of rose native to Europe and southwest Asia. Not all authorities accept it as distinct, with the "Flora Europaea" treating it as a synonym of "Rosa canina".

It is a shrub that grows 1-2 m high. It has long, bent thorns. It bears dark or light pink flowers in June and July. The hips are oval and quite soft. It may be confused with "R. canina", but when flowering they are easy to tell apart since "R. canina" has white or light pink flowers.

References

* [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Rosa&SPECIES_XREF=dumalis&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: "Rosa dumalis"]
*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan.