Subgenus Rosa Scientific name Rosa majalis Rank Species | Genus Rosa Section Rosa Higher classification Rose | |
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Similar Rose, Rosa glauca, Rosa pimpinellifolia, Rosa acicularis, Rosa villosa | ||
Rosa majalis J. Herrm. (syn. R. cinnamomea sensu L. 1759, non 1753; 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.
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