Rosa cinnamomea
L.
Cinnamon rose
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Description
A shrub. It grows 1.8 m high and spreads 1.5 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The stems are slender and purple. The leaves are greyish-green and have down on them. The flowers can be single or double and are pink. The fruit are elongated hips that are dark red.
Edible Uses
The fruit (hips) are eaten.
Distribution
It suits hardiness zones 6-10.
Where It Grows
Australia, Europe, North America, Russia, Siberia, USA,
Notes
There are about 150 Rosa species and many cultivated varieties.
Synonyms
See Rosa majalis
References (7)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
- Crate, S. A., 2008, "Eating Hay": The Ecology, Economy and Culture of Viliui Sakha Smallholders of Northeastern Siberia. Human Ecology 36:161-174
- Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 1214
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 573
- Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 257
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- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Sp. pl. 1:491. 1753
