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Scientific name Rosa cinnamomea
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 491 (1753)

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### Ethnobotanical Uses

Traditional drinks from Rosa cinnamomea—recorded as a cinnamon‑scented rose with pale pink blooms—are prepared from both hips and dried buds. Among the Sami of northern Scandinavia, cool infusions or mild decoctions of the hips were taken for fevers and colds (Leonti et al., 2009). In western Siberia, Buryat and Khanty peoples steeped dried hips as a hot or cold drink for coughs and diarrhea, while in Chile’s temperate zones, Mapuche communities made infusions of dried buds for throat and digestive complaints (Bennett et al., 2021; Penso, 1983). In European “Russian‑type” herbal practice the same parts were taken as tonics for colds and to ease respiratory irritation (Hoffmann, 1994).

One practical way to prepare a gentle tea is to place about 1–2 teaspoons (1–3 g) of dried hips or buds in a cup, pour over about 200–250 mL of near‑boiling water, cover, and steep 10–15 minutes. If a decoction is preferred, simmer the hips in water for 10 minutes, then strain and cool briefly before drinking. Store in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. For a standard 1:5 (w/v) tincture, macerate 100 g of chopped hips in 500 mL of 45% ethanol for 3–4 weeks in a dark jar, shaking daily, then strain and press. Do not exceed 1–2 teaspoons (5–10 mL) of the tincture per day. Rose infusions are generally well tolerated, but avoid very large doses and do not use during pregnancy unless advised by a professional (Penso, 1983).

The traditional actions are associated with well‑known constituents of the hips—vitamin C, flavonoids such as quercetin and kaempferol, and ellagitannins like rugosin D—along with essential oils in the buds and leaves that include geraniol and citronellol, which plausibly support the observed respiratory and digestive relief. These compounds provide astringent, antioxidant, and mild antimicrobial activity that is consistent with historic beverage use.

Modern relevance: Rose hip preparations remain widely available as beverages and nutritional supplements, while rosebud infusions continue in household practice in parts of the former USSR and northern Europe (Hoffmann, 1994).

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Common products:
Hips are processed into preserves, syrups, and sauces in parts of northern and eastern Europe. Hips and seeds yield an edible oil used in food applications. Flowers are the source of essential oil used in perfumery.

Industrial and craft applications:
As a small shrub, it provides limited timber; branches are used as fuel and in small craft or handle applications. No major industrial non-medicinal uses are documented.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Hips are used to make jams, jellies, syrups, sauces, liqueurs, and non-medicinal beverages. Rosehip syrup is a common food ingredient and flavoring. Processed hip pulp is used as a jam base. Seed oil is edible and used for cooking; published analyses show high linoleic acid content (approximately 50–60%) and significant vitamin E compounds.

Colorants and tanning:
Leaves and bark contain hydrolysable tannins historically used in small-scale vegetable tanning and as brown colorants for protein fibers (e.g., wool and silk).

Wood and fiber:
Softwood-like branches are employed in small craft work and as fuel. No established fiber (e.g., bast) or large-scale timber uses are reported.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Flowers yield essential oil used in perfumery. The oil profile includes citronellol, geraniol, nerol, and phenylethyl alcohol; it is employed as a fragrance component in soaps, lotions, and cosmetics. The seed oil is used in cosmetic formulations for its high polyunsaturated fatty acid content and vitamin E.

Properties relevant to use:
Rosehip seed oil is notable for its high linoleic acid content and presence of tocopherols. Flower essential oil contains monoterpenes and phenylpropanoids that confer characteristic rose scent and solubility suitable for fragrance applications. The hydrolysable tannins in hips and leaves provide brown dye capability and tanning potential.

Scientific/model-organism use:
R. cinnamomea sensu L. is a synonym of R. majalis and serves as a taxonomic reference in global rosaceous databases (GRIN, IPNI, The Plant List). It is studied for winter hardiness genetics and ecological modeling in northern Eurasia. General rose community resources (e.g., community germplasm information networks, genomic repositories, and phenotyping protocols) are relevant to this taxon.

Standards and regulation:
Edible and cosmetic uses of rose-derived products are governed by national and EU food and cosmetic safety legislation; specific ISO/ASTM/EN standards for rosehip oil or essential oil quality were not identified for this taxon.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Most supply is wild-collected in boreal and montane habitats; overharvesting can threaten local populations. Sustainable collection is achieved through selective picking, quota systems, and habitat protection measures in northern and eastern Europe.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Rosa cinnamomea (L.1759) Systema naturae ; 1759 1062 1759
Rosa willdenowii Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 547. 1825 [Jan-May 1825]
Rosa olgae Chrshan. & Barbar. [Roses. Phylogeny and systematics. Spontaneous species of the European parts of USSR, Crimea and Caucasus. Practice and prospects] ; 1958 361, f.59 1958
Rosa pavlovii Chrshan. Izvestiya Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi S S R. Seriya botanicheskaya ; 1948 11, f. 1949
Rosa cinnamomea var. acutifolia Chrshan. Flora Reipublicae Sovieticae Socialisticae Ucrainicae ; 1938 585 1954
Rosa cinnamomea var. glabrifolia Chrshan. Flora Reipublicae Sovieticae Socialisticae Ucrainicae ; 1938 585 1954
Rosa fischeriana Besser ex Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 60 (1822)
Rosa collincola Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 2: 70 (1788)
Rosa fraxinifolia Borkh. Vers. Forstbot. Beschr. : 301 (1790)
Rosa microphylla Willd. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 547 (1825)
Rosa foecundissima Münchh. Hausvater 5(1): 279 (1770)
Rosa cinnamomea var. foecundissima (Münchh.) W.D.J.Koch Synopsis florae germanicae et helveticae ; 1835 224 1836
Rosa spinosissima Rydb. North American Flora [Rosaceae] North American Flora [Rosaceae]; 1908 514 1918
Rosa majalis var. foecundissima (Münchh.) Hyl. Nomenklatorische und systematische Studien ?ber Nordische Gef„sspflanzen ; 1945 214 1945
Rosa balloniana Kirschl. Flore d'Alsace ; 1850 245 1852
Rosa cinnamomea var. majalis (Herrm.) A.Rau Enumeratio rosarum circa Wirceburgum ; 1816 53 1816
Rosa majalis var. petropolitana (N.P.Smirn.) Buzunova Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 81(11): 47 (1996)
Rosa cinnamomea var. petropolitana N.P.Smirn. Zhurnal Russkago Botanicheskago Obshchestva pri Akademii Nauk ; 1917 140 1917
Rosa glauca Desf. Tabl. École Bot. : 175 (1804)
Rosa turbinata Vill. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 3: 550 (1788)
Rosa cinnamomea var. marisstrandica Almq. Ark. Bot. 11(11): 19 (1912)
Rosa marisstrandica (Almq.) Lindstr. Bot. Not. 1920: 196 (1920)
Rosa fischeri Link Handbuch 2: 88 (1831)
Rosa alpina f. adenosepala Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 529 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina var. wagneriana J.B.Keller & Borbás Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 32(Abh.): 188 (1893 publ. 1894)
Rosa andrewsii Tratt. Ros. ii. 205.
Rosa hybrida Vill. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 3: 554 (1788)
Rosa turbinella Sw. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 554 (1825)
Rosa gorenkensis Fisch. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 200 (1827)
Rosa hispida Krock. Fl. Siles. 2(1): 152 (1790)
Rosa americana K.F.Waitz ex Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 56 (1822)
Rosa cinnamomea var. plena Weston Bot. Univ. 1: 248 (1770)
Scheutzia cinnamomea (L.) Gand. Tab. Rhodo. Eur. : n.° 462 (1881)
Bakeria malyi (A.Kern.) Gand. Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 66: 132 (1883)
Rosa intercalaris Déségl. Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire 28: 104 (1873)
Rosa wagneriana (J.B.Keller & Borbás) Degen & Urum. Magyar Bot. Lapok 26: 102 (1927 publ. 1928)
Rosa majalis Herrm. De Rosa : 8 (1762)
Rosa adenosepala (Borbás) Borbás Exsicc. (Herb. Europ.) 29(90): 4 (1896 publ. 1895)
Rosa pendulina f. eriocephala (J.B.Keller & Formánek) Vukić. Fl. SR Srbije 4: 60 (1972)
Rosa alpina var. plena Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 298 (1878)
Rosa alpina-laevis Rouen Cat. Desc. Ros. : 38 (1829)
Rosa adenophora var. eriocephala J.B.Keller & Formánek Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 9: 89 (1891)
Rosa adenosepala f. levilagensis Borbás Exsicc. (Herb. Europ.) 29(90): 4 (1896 publ. 1895)
Rosa adjecta var. genuina Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 35: 116 (1885 publ. 1886)
Rosa alpina var. adenophylla C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 12 (1847)
Rosa alpina var. affinis Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 399 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. ambigua Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 119 (1813)
Rosa alpina subf. anadena Kupcsok Bot. Közlem. 13: 100 (1914)
Rosa alpina var. armata Wimm. & Grab. Fl. Siles. 2(1): 93 (1829)
Rosa alpina f. atrichophylla Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 527 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina var. aurigerana Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 399 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. autaretica Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 398 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. bicolor Lecoq & Lamotte Cat. Pl. Plateau Central : 158 (1848)
Rosa alpina var. bourgaeana Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 398 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. boursaultii Bosse Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn. , ed. 2, 3: 261 (1842)
Rosa alpina var. brachyclada Burnat & Gremli Roses Alp. Mar. : 56 (1879)
Rosa alpina var. burdigalensis Pau Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 24: 103 (1925)
Rosa alpina var. cinnamomeoidea Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 400 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. coronata Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 119 (1813)
Rosa alpina f. curtidens Christ Rosen Schweiz : 61 (1873)
Rosa alpina unranked debilis Thory Roses 3: 15 (1821)
Rosa alpina var. denudata Wimm. & Grab. Fl. Siles. 2(1): 92 (1829)
Rosa alpina var. elliptica Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 398 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. genuina C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 10 (1847)
Rosa alpina var. gillotii Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 397 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. glabra Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 119 (1813)
Rosa alpina var. glabrata Wimm. & Grab. Fl. Siles. 2(1): 92 (1829)
Rosa alpina var. grandidentata Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 396 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. helleborina Ser. Prodr. 2: 612 (1825)
Rosa alpina var. hircina Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 119 (1813)
Rosa alpina var. hispidella Ser. Prodr. 2: 611 (1825)
Rosa alpina var. inermis Losa Anales Real Acad. Farm. 1: 323 (1940)
Rosa alpina f. levipes Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 528 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina var. maheka Bosse Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn. , ed. 2, 3: 262 (1842)
Rosa alpina var. multiplex Ser. Mél. Bot. 1: 13 (1818)
Rosa alpina var. nemorum Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 399 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. oblongifolia Wimm. & Grab. Fl. Siles. 2(1): 92 (1829)
Rosa alpina var. pallens Gren. Fl. France Corse 1: 556 (1849)
Rosa alpina var. pilosula Ser. Prodr. 2: 612 (1825)
Rosa alpina var. pimpinellifolia Lindl. Ros. Monogr. : 37 (1820)
Rosa alpina f. pirifera Kmet ex Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 538 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina f. pleiantha Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 528 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina var. pratensis Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 399 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. pugetii Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 398 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. pyriformis Ser. Prodr. 2: 612 (1825)
Rosa alpina var. ravaudiana Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 398 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. saboiensis Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 399 (1900)
Rosa alpina f. scabriuscula Christ Rosen Schweiz : 61 (1873)
Rosa alpina f. semisimplex Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 531 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina var. simplicidens Schmidely Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 178 (1880)
Rosa alpina var. sorbinella Ser. Prodr. 2: 611 (1825)
Rosa alpina var. speciosa Lindl. Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 227 (1830)
Rosa alpina f. stenodonta Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16(4): 530 (1881)
Rosa alpina var. sternbergii Heinr.Braun Nachtr. Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. : 216 (1882)
Rosa alpina var. subconnivens Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 396 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. subeglandulosa Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 399 (1900)
Rosa alpina unranked subgentilis J.B.Keller Nachtr. Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. : 216 (1882)
Rosa alpina var. subhispida Wimm. & Grab. Fl. Siles. 2(1): 92 (1829)
Rosa alpina var. tetrapetala Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 299 (1878)
Rosa alpina var. typica Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 296 (1878)
Rosa alpina var. vulgaris-variegata Ser. Mél. Bot. 1: 52 (1818)
Rosa andrewsii unranked debilis Tratt. Rosac. Monogr. 2: 206 (1823)
Rosa cinnamomea subf. adenosepala Schnetz Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 388 (1911)
Rosa cinnamomea var. alvarensis Fr. ex Leffler Bot. Not. 1872: 71 (1872)
Rosa cinnamomea f. aprica Christ Bull. Murith. Soc. Valais. Sci. Nat. 42: 66 (1925)
Rosa cinnamomea var. cinerea Sw. ex R.Keller & Gams Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4: 1048 (1923)
Rosa cinnamomea var. cinnamomeifolia Matsson Sver. Fl. : 371 (1901)
Rosa cinnamomea f. elliptica C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 23 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea var. fluvialis Lindl. Ros. Monogr. : 28 (1820)
Rosa cinnamomea var. foliolis Lindl. Ros. Monogr. : 28 (1820)
Rosa cinnamomea unranked genuina Ducommun Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot. : 220 (1869)
Rosa cinnamomea f. glabra C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 30 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea subf. glandulicalyx Schnetz Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 388 (1911)
Rosa cinnamomea var. glauca Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 120 (1813)
Rosa cinnamomea var. intermedia C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 26 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea var. ivanida Lonacz. ex Chrshan. Fl. URSS 6: 251 (1954)
Rosa cinnamomea var. korolkowii Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 326 (1878)
Rosa cinnamomea var. lancifolia Ser. Prodr. 2: 606 (1825)
Rosa cinnamomea var. latifolia Ser. Prodr. 2: 606 (1825)
Rosa cinnamomea var. lindleyi C.A.Mey. Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 326 (1878)
Rosa cinnamomea var. microcarpa C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 29 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea f. microphylla C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 28 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea unranked multiplex Andrews Roses 2: t. 97 (1805-1828)
Rosa cinnamomea var. oblonga Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 120 (1813)
Rosa cinnamomea var. plenissima Wender. Fl. Hassiaca : 162 (1846)
Rosa cinnamomea f. puberula C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 29 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea var. semiplena Wender. Fl. Hassiaca : 162 (1846)
Rosa cinnamomea f. serrata C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 26 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea f. serrulata C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 27 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea var. sewerzowii Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 326 (1878)
Rosa cinnamomea unranked simplex Andrews Roses 2: t. 96 (1822)
Rosa cinnamomea var. smithiana Ser. Prodr. 2: 605 (1825)
Rosa cinnamomea var. soongarica Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 2: 76 (1843)
Rosa cinnamomea f. stipularis C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 26 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea unranked subalpina Ducommun Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot. : 220 (1869)
Rosa cinnamomea f. subglobosa C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 22 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea var. typica Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 324 (1878)
Rosa cinnamomea f. umbratica Christ Bull. Murith. Soc. Valais. Sci. Nat. 42: 66 (1925)
Rosa cinnamomea var. vulgaris C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 22 (1847)
Rosa collincola unranked plena Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 2: 71 (1788)
Rosa gentilis var. adenoneura Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 534 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa intercalaris subsp. froehlichiana Degen & Györffy Magyar Bot. Lapok 26: 14 (1927 publ. 1928)
Rosa majalis var. canescens Lindl. Ros. Monogr. : 34 (1820)
Rosa malyi var. atrichopoda Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 536 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa malyi unranked bosniaca J.B.Keller & Wiesb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 33: 349 (1883)
Rosa malyi f. diplotricha Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 536 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa malyi var. genuina Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 35: 115 (1885 publ. 1886)
Rosa malyi var. leiocalyx Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 536 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa malyi f. megalophylla Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 536 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa malyi f. setacea Wiesb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 33: 393 (1883)
Rosa pendulina var. acanthodermis Borbás Geogr. Enum. Pl. Comit. Castriferrei 23: 326 (1887)
Rosa pendulina f. adenoclona Kupcsok Bul. Grăd. Bot. Univ. Cluj 6: 44 (1926)
Rosa pendulina var. albidopuberula Christ Bull. Murith. Soc. Valais. Sci. Nat. 49: 31 (1932)
Rosa pendulina f. bergensis Schwertschl. Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 77 (1913)
Rosa pendulina var. biserrata Klášt. Sborn. Nár. Mus. v Praze, Řada B, Přír. Vĕdy 1B(5 (Botanica n.° 2)): 63 (1938)
Rosa pendulina var. brachymischus Dingler Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 136: 24 (1926)
Rosa pendulina f. corymbiflora R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 72 (1931)
Rosa pendulina f. fraxinifolia Christ Bull. Murith. Soc. Valais. Sci. Nat. 44: 156 (1927)
Rosa pendulina var. gusuleacii Prodan Trandaf. 3(1): 363 (1932)
Rosa pendulina var. kollmannii Schwertschl. Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 77 (1913)
Rosa pendulina f. levissima Christ Bull. Murith. Soc. Valais. Sci. Nat. 42: 33 (1925)
Rosa pendulina f. longilagenaria J.B.Keller & Formánek Rosen Hochges. : 2 (1887)
Rosa pendulina f. metallicola Borbás & Kupcsok Bul. Grăd. Bot. Univ. Cluj 6: 45 (1926)
Rosa pendulina var. micropetala F.O.Wolf ex R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 88 (1931)
Rosa pendulina var. paucipilis Borbás Geogr. Enum. Pl. Comit. Castriferrei 23: 325 (1887)
Rosa pendulina f. pimpinelliformis R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 751 (1931)
Rosa pendulina var. praealpina Heinr.Braun Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 775 (1892)
Rosa pendulina var. pseudorupestris Heinr.Braun Pl. Cernagor. Lect. : 89 (1888)
Rosa pendulina var. rhaetobavarica Murr Neue Übers. Bl.-Pfl. Vorarlberg 2: 166 (1923)
Rosa pendulina f. sphaerocarpa R.Keller Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 58: 149 (1913 publ. 1914)
Rosa pendulina var. subcrossodonta Borbás Oesterr. Bot. Z. 40: 132 (1890)
Rosa pendulina f. subhumilis R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 751 (1931)
Rosa pendulina var. subleioneura Formánek Rosen Hochges. : 2 (1887)
Rosa pendulina var. subuniserrata Formánek Rosen Hochges. : 2 (1887)
Rosa pendulina f. trichoneura R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 75 (1931)
Rosa pendulina var. typica Heinr.Braun Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 775 (1892)
Rosa pendulina f. urceofera R.Keller Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 58: 149 (1913 publ. 1914)
Rosa pendulina f. vindobonensis R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 751 (1931)
Rosa rubrifolia var. glauca Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 360 (1878)
Rosa wagneriana var. hinkei Degen & Urum. Magyar Bot. Lapok 26: 102 (1927 publ. 1928)
Rosa alpina var. lixionensis Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 398 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. montis-ludovici Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 398 (1900)
Rosa intercalaris var. songeona Boullu Étude Fl. , éd. 8, 2: 254 (1889)
Rosa cinnamomea var. fluviatilis Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. , ed. 2: 138 (1832)
Rosa majalis var. cinerea Wahlenb. Fl. Lapp. : 141 (1812)
Rosa adjecta var. semisimplex (Borbás) Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 35: 116 (1885 publ. 1886)
Rosa alpina f. adenophora (Kit.) Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 528 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina var. balsamea (Kit.) Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 530 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina unranked intercalaris (Déségl.) J.B.Keller Nachtr. Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. : 216 (1882)
Rosa alpina var. malyi (A.Kern.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 397 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. turbinata (Vill.) Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 119 (1813)
Rosa cinnamomea var. americana (K.F.Waitz ex Link) Ser. Mus. Helv. Bot. 1: 20 (1818)
Rosa cinnamomea var. collincola (Ehrh.) Ser. Prodr. 2: 605 (1825)
Rosa cinnamomea unranked malyi (A.Kern.) Skeels Invent. Seeds U.S.D.A. Bur. Pl. Industr. 282: 81 (1913)
Rosa cinnamomea f. turbinella (Sw. ex Spreng.) C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 23 (1847)
Rosa pendulina var. adenoneura (Borbás) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 306 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. adenosepala (Borbás) Degen Magyar Fl. : 585 (1924)
Rosa pendulina subvar. adjecta (Déségl.) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 301 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. atrichophylla (Borbás) Hayek Fl. Steiermark 1: 942 (1909)
Rosa pendulina subvar. brachyclada (Burnat & Gremli) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 303 (1902)
Rosa pendulina var. burdigalensis (Pau) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 40: 89 (1948)
Rosa pendulina f. coccialba (Kmet ex Heinr.Braun) R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 77 (1931)
Rosa pendulina subvar. diplotricha (Borbás) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 306 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. hostii (Heinr.Braun) R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 79 (1931)
Rosa pendulina subvar. latifolia (Ser.) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 300 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. levilagensis (Borbás) Degen Magyar Fl. : 585 (1924)
Rosa pendulina var. levipes (Borbás) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 301 (1902)
Rosa pendulina var. malyi (A.Kern.) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 305 (1902)
Rosa pendulina subvar. megalophylla (Borbás) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 301 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. nemorum (Rouy) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 40: 88 (1948)
Rosa pendulina var. setacea (Wiesb.) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 306 (1902)
Rosa pendulina var. subgentilis (J.B.Keller) Heinr.Braun Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 776 (1892)
Rosa pendulina var. subinermis (Besser ex Déségl.) Buia Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 787 (1956)
Rosa pendulina f. subglobosa (Rouy & E.G.Camus) R.Keller Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 65: 71 (1931)
Rosa pimpinellifolia var. malyi (A.Kern.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. , Suppl. 2: 116 (1889)
Rosa alpina f. adjecta (Déségl.) Borbás Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 527 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa alpina subsp. brachyclada (Burnat & Gremli) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. : 224 (1882)
Rosa alpina unranked globosa (Desv.) J.B.Keller Nachtr. Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. : 217 (1882)
Rosa alpina var. hispida Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 119 (1813)
Rosa alpina var. intercalaris (Déségl.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Fl. France 6: 397 (1900)
Rosa alpina var. laevis Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 119 (1813)
Rosa alpina var. lagenaria (Vill.) Ser. Prodr. 2: 611 (1825)
Rosa alpina var. pubescens W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. : 224 (1836)
Rosa alpina f. pyrenaica (Gouan) Christ Rosen Schweiz : 59 (1873)
Rosa alpina f. typica Hegi Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 1: 724 (1901)
Rosa alpina var. vulgaris Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 119 (1813)
Rosa alpina var. vulgaris Ser. Mél. Bot. 1: 11 (1818)
Rosa alpina unranked vulgaris Thory Roses 2: 111 (1821)
Rosa cinnamomea var. acutifolia Rosén & Wahlenb. ex Matsson Sver. Fl. : 371 (1901)
Rosa cinnamomea f. cinerea (Sw. ex R.Keller & Gams) R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 63 (1931)
Rosa cinnamomea var. foecundissima (Münchh.) A.Rau Enum. Ros. Wirceb. : 54 (1816)
Rosa cinnamomea f. foecundissima (Münchh.) C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 574 (1905)
Rosa cinnamomea var. fulgens Christ Flora 58: 273 (1875)
Rosa cinnamomea f. fulgens (Christ) R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 62 (1931)
Rosa cinnamomea f. lancifolia (Ser.) C.A.Mey. Zimmtrosen : 27 (1847)
Rosa cinnamomea var. majalis Desv. Bot. Agric. 2: 120 (1813)
Rosa cinnamomea var. multiplex Ser. Mél. Bot. 1: 34 (1818)
Rosa cinnamomea var. plena Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 325 (1878)
Rosa cinnamomea f. plena (Weston) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 308 (1949)
Rosa cinnamomea var. turbinella (Sw. ex Spreng.) Matsson Sver. Fl. : 371 (1901)
Rosa cinnamomea f. typica Leffler Bot. Not. 1888: 33 (1888)
Rosa cinnamomea var. typica (Leffler) Matsson Sver. Fl. : 371 (1901)
Rosa fraxinifolia var. variegata Ser. Prodr. 2: 607 (1825)
Rosa fulgens (Christ) B.D.Jacks. Index Kew. 2: 734 (1895)
Rosa laevis (Desv.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. Fl. Tirol 6(2): 520 (1909)
Rosa malyi var. megalophylla (Borbás) Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 35: 116 (1885 publ. 1886)
Rosa pendulina subvar. acanthodermis (Borbás) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 305 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. adenoclona Kupcsok ex R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 75 (1931)
Rosa pendulina subvar. alpina (L.) Heinr.Braun ex R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 300 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. alpina (L.) Popek Biosyst. Rosa : 44 (1996)
Rosa pendulina f. balsamea (Kit.) Popek Biosyst. Rosa : 46 (1996)
Rosa pendulina subvar. croatica (Kit.) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 302 (1902)
Rosa pendulina var. curtidens (Christ) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 304 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. globosa (Desv.) Heinr.Braun Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 775 (1892)
Rosa pendulina var. intercalaris (Déségl.) Heinr.Braun Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 776 (1892)
Rosa pendulina subvar. intercalaris Čelak. Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 40: 90 (1948)
Rosa pendulina var. laevis (Desv.) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 300 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. laevis (Desv.) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 40: 88 (1948)
Rosa pendulina subvar. lagenaria (Vill.) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 300 (1902)
Rosa pendulina var. lagenaria (Vill.) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 40: 87 (1948)
Rosa pendulina f. lagenaria (Vill.) Popek Biosyst. Rosa : 44 (1996)
Rosa pendulina var. longilagenaria (J.B.Keller & Formánek) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 301 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. metallicola Borbás & Kupcsok ex R.Keller Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 76 (1931)
Rosa pendulina f. ovoidea Christ Bull. Murith. Soc. Valais. Sci. Nat. 49: 29 (1932)
Rosa pendulina subvar. pyrenaica (Gouan) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 300 (1902)
Rosa pendulina f. pyrenaica (Gouan) R.Keller & Gams Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4: 1049 (1923)
Rosa pendulina var. rupestris Crantz ex Heinr.Braun Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 775 (1892)
Rosa pendulina var. scabriuscula (Christ) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 304 (1902)
Rosa pendulina subvar. subgentilis (J.B.Keller) R.Keller Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 303 (1902)
Rosa pendulina var. subuniserrata Klášt. Sborn. Nár. Mus. v Praze, Řada B, Přír. Vĕdy 1B(5 (Botanica n.° 2)): 63 (1938)
Rosa alpina var. globosa (Desv.) Boullu Étude Fl. , éd. 8, 2: 253 (1889)
Rosa alpina var. pyrenaica (Gouan) DC. Fl. Franç. , éd. 3, 6: 536 (1815)
Rosa cinnamomea var. majalis (Herrm.) Rau Enum. Ros. Wirceb. : 53 (1816)
Rosa pimpinellifolia subsp. alpina (L.) Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. , ed. 10: 148 (1870)
Rosa rubrifolia var. glandulosa (Bellardi) Ser. Prodr. 2: 610 (1825)
Rosa alpina f. inermis Sennen Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1914: n.° 1957 (1915)
Rosa alpina subvar. intercalaris (Déségl.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 236 (1873)
Rosa alpina f. laevis Ser. ex H.Christ Rosen Schweiz : 60 (1873)
Rosa pendulina f. adjecta (Déségl.) Fiori Fl. Anal. Italia 4: 132 (1907)
Rosa pendulina f. intermedia (Gren.) Fiori Fl. Anal. Italia 4: 133 (1907)
Rosa pendulina f. malyi (A.Kern.) Fiori Fl. Anal. Italia 4: 133 (1907)
Rosa pendulina f. pseudopyrenaica (Rouy & E.G.Camus) R.Keller Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 65: 73 (1931)
Rosa pendulina f. setosa (Ser.) Fiori Fl. Anal. Italia 4: 133 (1907)
Rosa pendulina f. sublaevis (Rouy & E.G.Camus) R.Keller Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 65: 72 (1931)

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Language Common/alternative name
English double cinnamon rose
English cinnamom rose
Arabic ورد أيار
Azerbaijani dərgil
Azerbaijani qəhvəyi itburnu
ba Гөлйемеш
Belarusian Шыпшына карычная
Belarusian Ружа карычная
Belarusian Ружа майская
Bulgarian Майска шипка
Czech růže májová
Danish maj-rose
Danish majrose
German pfingstrose
German mai-rose
German zimtrose
German zimt-rose
Esperanto cinamo-rozo
Esperanto maja rozo
Estonian mets-kibuvits
Finnish nurmiruusu
Finnish metsäruusu
French rosier cannelle
Upper Sorbian skoricowa róža
Lithuanian miškinis erškėtis
Latvian rudā roze
Norwegian Bokmål kanelrose
Dutch kaneelroos
Norwegian Nynorsk kanelrose
Polish róża girlandowa
Russian Шиповник Ольги
Russian Роза коричная
Russian Роза майская
Russian Шиповник коричный
Russian Роза Ольги
Russian Шиповник майский
Swedish kanelros
Ukrainian Шипшина корична
Ukrainian Шипшина травнева
Chinese 肉桂蔷薇

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Alternate between 20°C and 4°C for 3 months each, across multiple cycles, acknowledging that germination may be prolonged.
Pulpy Coat Inhibits Germination: Seeds with a pulpy or fleshy outer coat need to have this material removed by soaking and rinsing in clean water daily for about a week. The inhibitory substances in the pulp are thus washed away, and germination rates improve.
soak in hot water for 24 hours to scarify

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • Irkutsk
      • Krasnoyarsk
      • Tuva
      • West Siberia
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • North European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Italy
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France

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USDA Plants ROMA81
Tropicos 27802424
Flora of Italy 8599
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:733218-1
The Plant List rjp-6041
Open Tree Of Life 902621
Observations.org 7331
NCBI Taxonomy 57935
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0000462467
Nature Serve 2.129204
IPNI 733218-1
iNaturalist 167985
GBIF 3002263
Freebase /m/04g0_qg
WisFlora 4842
EPPO ROSMJ
EOL 631234
Elurikkus 6920
USDA GRIN 32088
Wikipedia Rosa_majalis
Plantarium 32327
World Flora Online wfo-0001014786

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Scientific Literature Top

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Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for mefentrifluconazole in various commodities Bellisai G, Bernasconi G, Carrasco Cabrera L, Castellan I, del Aguila M, Ferreira L, Santonja GG, Greco L, Jarrah S, Leuschner R, Perez JM, Miron I, Nave S, Pedersen R, Reich H, Ruocco S, Santos M, Scarlato AP, Theobald A, Tiramani M, Verani A EFSA J 15-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10502649
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8237
PMID:37719918
Antidiabetic Properties of Plant Secondary Metabolites Sukhikh S, Babich O, Prosekov A, Kalashnikova O, Noskova S, Bakhtiyarova A, Krol O, Tsvetkova E, Ivanova S Metabolites 03-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10144365
doi:10.3390/metabo13040513
PMID:37110171
Seasonal variation of immune response to heterologous erythrocytes in natural populations of red‐backed (Clethrionomys rutilus) and gray‐sided (C. rufocanus) voles in Western Siberia Kravchenko LB, Rogovin KA Ecol Evol 04-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9353018
doi:10.1002/ece3.9178
PMID:35949522
Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity in Fruit of the Genus Rosa L. Butkevičiūtė A, Urbštaitė R, Liaudanskas M, Obelevičius K, Janulis V Antioxidants (Basel) 06-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9138066
doi:10.3390/antiox11050912
PMID:35624776
Biomass and mortmass of woody vegetation in metal-contaminated areas (Southern Urals, Russia) Bergman I, Nesterkov A Biodivers Data J 29-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8648690
doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e75510
PMID:34880704
Medical Species Used in Russia for the Management of Diabetes and Related Disorders Shikov AN, Narkevich IA, Akamova AV, Nemyatykh OD, Flisyuk EV, Luzhanin VG, Povydysh MN, Mikhailova IV, Pozharitskaya ON Front Pharmacol 20-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8330883
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.697411
PMID:34354589
Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Phenolic Compounds in Fruit of the Genus Rosa L. Liaudanskas M, Noreikienė I, Zymonė K, Juodytė R, Žvikas V, Janulis V Antioxidants (Basel) 01-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8065802
doi:10.3390/antiox10040545
PMID:33915934
Devil Is in the Details: Use of Wild Food Plants in Historical Võromaa and Setomaa, Present-Day Estonia Kalle R, Sõukand R, Pieroni A Foods 04-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7278800
doi:10.3390/foods9050570
PMID:32375306
Asymmetrical canina meiosis is accompanied by the expansion of a pericentromeric satellite in non-recombining univalent chromosomes in the genus Rosa Lunerová J, Herklotz V, Laudien M, Vozárová R, Groth M, Kovařík A, Ritz CM Ann Bot 25-Feb-2020
PMCID:PMC7262465
doi:10.1093/aob/mcaa028
PMID:32095807
Review of the existing maximum residue levels for glyphosate according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 – revised version to take into account omitted data N/A EFSA J 31-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC7008925
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5862
PMID:32626142
Identification and assessment of variable single-copy orthologous (SCO) nuclear loci for low-level phylogenomics: a case study in the genus Rosa (Rosaceae) Debray K, Marie-Magdelaine J, Ruttink T, Clotault J, Foucher F, Malécot V BMC Evol Biol 24-Jul-2019
PMCID:PMC6657147
doi:10.1186/s12862-019-1479-z
PMID:31340752
Review of the existing maximum residue levels for imidacloprid according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 Abdourahime H, Anastassiadou M, Brancato A, Brocca D, Carrasco Cabrera L, De Lentdecker C, Ferreira L, Greco L, Jarrah S, Kardassi D, Leuschner R, Lostia A, Lythgo C, Medina P, Miron I, Molnar T, Nave S, Pedersen R, Raczyk M, Reich H, Ruocco S, Sacchi A, Santos M, Stanek A, Sturma J, Tarazona J, Theobald A, Vagenende B, Verani A, Villamar‐Bouza L EFSA J 31-Jan-2019
PMCID:PMC7009216
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5570
PMID:32626110
Employing fingerprinting of medicinal plants by means of LC-MS and machine learning for species identification task Kharyuk P, Nazarenko D, Oseledets I, Rodin I, Shpigun O, Tsitsilin A, Lavrentyev M Sci Rep 19-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6243014
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-35399-z
PMID:30451976
Review of the existing maximum residue levels for glyphosate according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 N/A EFSA J 17-May-2018
PMCID:PMC7009655
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5263
PMID:32625900
Review of the existing maximum residue levels for quizalofop‐P‐ethyl, quizalofop‐P‐tefuryl and propaquizafop according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 Brancato A, Brocca D, De Lentdecker C, Erdos Z, Ferreira L, Greco L, Jarrah S, Kardassi D, Leuschner R, Lythgo C, Medina P, Miron I, Molnar T, Nougadere A, Pedersen R, Reich H, Sacchi A, Santos M, Stanek A, Sturma J, Tarazona J, Theobald A, Vagenende B, Verani A, Villamar‐Bouza L EFSA J 12-Dec-2017
PMCID:PMC7009854
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2017.5050
PMID:32625363

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