Common products:
- Ornamental shrub (Rosa glauca) is widely cultivated for its distinctive blue‑green foliage, arching reddish stems, and profusion of pinkish‑white flowers; it is sold by nurseries for use in public and private garden designs, hedging, and as cut foliage for floral arrangements.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- The mature hips are processed into a range of fruit preserves, including jam, jelly, syrup, and sauce, and are also used as a flavoring ingredient in desserts, confectionery, liqueurs, and bakery fillings. Commercial processing typically involves harvesting, deseeding, and boiling the hips with sugar; the high natural pectin and sugar concentrations allow a firm gel to form upon cooling, producing a thick spread.

Properties relevant to use:
- Rose hips of R. glauca contain substantial pectin and natural sugars that facilitate gel formation in fruit preserves; acidity and ascorbic acid contribute to the characteristic flavor and the deep red colour of the product. The species has a chromosome‑level genome assembly (N50 > 30 Mb, BUSCO completeness ~99.8 %) that provides a high‑quality reference for genetic, phylogenetic, and breeding studies.

Standards and regulation:
- Products derived from R. glauca hips are subject to the Codex Alimentarius standard for fruit jams (CODEX STAN 79‑1981) and to national food‑safety regulations such as EU Regulation 2073/2003 and the US FDA’s 21 CFR 150 for fruit preserves. Horticultural material must comply with national plant‑health and phytosanitary requirements for inter‑state and international trade.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Wild populations in the Himalayan region are the primary source of hips for local use; sustainable‑harvest guidelines recommend selective collection to maintain natural regeneration. Commercial nurseries in Europe, North America, and New Zealand produce cultivated plants, and horticultural production reduces reliance on wild harvest. The species is not listed in CITES and has an IUCN assessment of Least Concern.

Scientific/model organism use:
- The published chromosome‑level genome of R. glauca (deposited in NCBI GenBank) serves as a reference for comparative genomics within Rosaceae, supporting phylogenetic reconstruction, gene‑family evolution studies, and trait‑mapping projects; it is integrated into community resources such as the Rosaceae Genome Database and provides a benchmark for other rose species.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Rosa glaucescens	Wulfen	Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 3(3): 376 (1805)
Rosa rubrifolia	Vill.	Hist. Pl. Dauphiné (Villars) 3(1): 549. 1788 [Jul 1788]
Rosa gutensteinensis	J.Jacq.	Catal. Hort. bot. univ. Vindob. ; 1821 3 1821
Rosa rubicunda	Haller f.	Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 6 (1796)
Rosa ilseana	Crép.	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 8: 334 (1869)
Rosa livida	Host	Fl. Austriaca 2: 25 (1831)
Rosa lurida	Andrews	Roses 2: t. 92 (1809)
Rosa rubrifolia var. laevis	Ser.	; 1818 9 1818
Rosa rubrifolia var. glaucescens	(Wulfen) R.Keller	Synopsis der mitteleurop„ischen Flora ; 1896 61 1900
Rosa rubrifolia var. senticosoformis	Rouy	Flore de France ; 1893 341 1900
Rosa rubrifolia var. subinermis	Rouy	Flore de France ; 1893 341 1900
Rosa rubrifolia var. pseudoglauca	Rouy	Flore de France ; 1893 341 1900
Rosa rubrifolia var. cinnamomeoides	Rouy	Flore de France ; 1893 341 1900
Rosa cinnamomea var. rubrifolia	Vill. ex Thory	Les Roses ; 1817 134 1818
Rosa majalis var. rubrifolia	(Vill. ex Thory) Wallr.	Rosae plantarum generis historia ; 1828 164 1828
Rosa glauca var. abrezolii	Burnat	Prodrome de la flore corse ; 1910 222 1913
Rosa glauca var. pubescens	(R.Keller) R.Keller	Flora der Schweiz ; 1909 205 1914
Rosa glauca var. glaucescens	(Wulfen) Popek	Biosystematyczne studia nad rodzajem Rosa L. w Polsce i krajach sasiednich ; 1996 50 1996
Rosa pauciflora	Opiz
Rosa glauca f. wahlenbergii	Matsson ex Almq.	Ark. Bot. 10(3): 17 (1910)
Rosa glauca f. opaciformis	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 10(3): 107 (1910)
Rosa bathyphylla	(Matsson) Matsson	Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , ser. 3, 14(3): 64 (1935)
Rosa glauca f. bathyphylla	Matsson	Medelp. Fl. : 129 (1909)
Rosa conferta	(Matsson ex Almq.) Matsson	Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , ser. 3, 14(3): 193 (1935)
Rosa glauca f. conferta	Matsson ex Almq.	Ark. Bot. 10(3): 84 (1910)
Rosa glabrata	Vest ex Tratt.	Ros. ii. 220.
Rosa glauca var. contracta	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 357 (1901)
Rosa ferruginea	Vill.	Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 46 (1779)
Rosa ferruginea f. pubescens	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 62 (1900)
Rosa glauca var. acutiformis	Heinr.Braun	Fl. Mähren 2: 887 (1886)
Rosa bellevallis	Puget ex Déségl.	Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire 28: 121 (1873)
Ozanonia livida	(Host) Gand.	Tab. Rhodo. Eur. : n.° 979 (1881)
Rosa glauca var. gemina	Matsson ex Almq.	Ark. Bot. 10(3): 38 (1910)
Rosa gemina	(Matsson ex Almq.) Matsson	Exsicc. (Rosae Norveg.) II: n.° 2 (1917)
Rosa vicinalis	(Matsson ex Almq.) Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 5 (1912)
Rosa glauca subsp. vicinalis	Matsson ex Almq.	Ark. Bot. 10(3): 97 (1910)
Rosa ilseana var. pubescens	Sagorski	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 7: 163 (1889)
Rosa glauca var. pubescens	(Sagorski) Ker.-Nagy	Tört. Magyarorsz. Rózsák Kismonográf. : 348 (2012)
Rosa cinnamomea var. concolor	Hartm.	Handb. Skand. Fl. , ed. 3: 118 (1838)
Rosa collina var. laevigata	Winslow	Bot. Not. 1880: 189 (1880)
Rosa ferruginea var. carniolica	J.B.Keller	Nachtr. Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. : 223 (1882)
Rosa ferruginea var. typica	Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 778 (1892)
Rosa gemina subsp. geminella	Almq. & Jebe	Exsicc. (Rosae Norveg.) II: n.° 2 (1917)
Rosa glauca f. acutifolia	Borbás	Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 461 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa glauca var. adenophora	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 188 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. adenosepala	Focke	Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 16: 239 (1899)
Rosa glauca var. affinis	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 194 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. alcimonensis	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 113 (1908)
Rosa glauca var. alloeacantha	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 74 (1913)
Rosa glauca f. angustifolia	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 73 (1913)
Rosa glauca subsp. argutula	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 2 (1912)
Rosa glauca var. armifera	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 114 (1908)
Rosa glauca f. aspersa	Schnetz	Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 12: 93 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. atrella	Matsson	Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 10: 418 (1916)
Rosa glauca f. atrichostylis	Borbás	Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 444 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa glauca f. atroviridis	Borbás	Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 460 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa glauca f. bernardensis	R.Keller	Mitt. Naturwiss. Ges. Winterthur 1: 82 (1899)
Rosa glauca var. berniciensis	Blackburn	Proc. Univ. Durham Philos. Soc. 8: ? (1930)
Rosa glauca var. brizii	P.Rossi & R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1028 (1927)
Rosa glauca subvar. burseri	Heinr.Braun ex R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 193 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. calva	R.Keller	Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 196 (1931)
Rosa glauca var. campigliensis	R.Keller	Mitt. Naturwiss. Ges. Winterthur 9: 51 (1912)
Rosa glauca var. caninaeformis	Klášt.	Sborn. Nár. Mus. v Praze, Řada B, Přír. Vĕdy 1B(5 (Botanica n.° 2)): 66 (1938)
Rosa glauca var. capillata	Ravaud ex Rouy	Fl. France 6: 321 (1900)
Rosa glauca var. colomannensis	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 75 (1913)
Rosa glauca var. concavata	C.G.Wittberg ex Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 357 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. concomitans	Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 99 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. conica	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 384 (1911)
Rosa glauca subsp. consternata	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 3 (1912)
Rosa glauca var. contracomplicata	Schnetz	Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 12: 93 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. cornazii	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 194 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. decipiens	R.Keller	Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1895-1896: 222 (1897)
Rosa glauca var. decurtata	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 358 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. delphinensis	Ravaud ex Rouy	Fl. France 6: 322 (1900)
Rosa glauca var. detruncata	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 358 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. diacantha	Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 100 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. diversiglandulosa	R.Keller	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 50 (1915)
Rosa glauca f. dorrii	Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 102 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. dunensis	E.Schenk	Mitt. Florist.-Soziol. Arbeitsgem. 6-7: 48 (1957)
Rosa glauca subsp. dyringii	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 3 (1912)
Rosa glauca f. echinata	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 115 (1908)
Rosa glauca var. elata	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 359 (1901)
Rosa glauca subsp. euglauca	E.W.Christ.	Schriften Naturwiss. Vereins Schleswig-Holstein 16: 263 (1916)
Rosa glauca var. fallax	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 190 (1901)
Rosa glauca subsp. farinulosa	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 4 (1912)
Rosa glauca var. faucium	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 76 (1913)
Rosa glauca f. fenarolii	P.Rossi & R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1028 (1927)
Rosa glauca var. flexuosa	E.Schenk	Mitt. Florist.-Soziol. Arbeitsgem. 6-7: 47 (1957)
Rosa glauca f. fornensis	R.Keller	Mitt. Naturwiss. Ges. Winterthur 1: 79 (1899)
Rosa glauca f. fulvispina	Hayek	Abh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 4(2): 105 (1907)
Rosa glauca var. gabrielssonii	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 358 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. glandulifera	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 199 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. grandiceps	Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 100 (1910)
Rosa glauca f. hardeggensis	Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 782 (1892)
Rosa glauca f. heliophila	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 115 (1908)
Rosa glauca var. hirsutifolia	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 74 (1913)
Rosa glauca var. hirtella	Scheutz ex Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 360 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. hispida	R.Keller	Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 196 (1931)
Rosa glauca var. hispidocaballicensis	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 189 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. inserta	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 358 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. intercalata	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 195 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. intromissa	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 198 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. jaccardii	R.Keller	Cat. Pl. Vall. Aoste : 181 (1904)
Rosa glauca var. jauringii	K.Richt. ex Hayek	Fl. Steiermark 1: 938 (1909)
Rosa glauca f. josephi	J.B.Keller & Wiesb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 36: 326 (1886)
Rosa glauca var. juguenazensis	R.Keller	Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 35: 53 (1923)
Rosa glauca f. killermannii	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 74 (1913)
Rosa glauca f. lagenoides	R.Keller	Mitt. Naturwiss. Ges. Winterthur 1: 80 (1899)
Rosa glauca var. largidentata	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 310 (1911)
Rosa glauca f. leioclada	P.Rossi & R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1025 (1927)
Rosa glauca var. longepedunculata	R.Keller	Mitt. Naturwiss. Ges. Winterthur 9: 51 (1912)
Rosa glauca f. longifolia	Holzfuss	Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 59: 133 (1917 publ. 1918)
Rosa glauca var. macracantha	R.Keller	Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1895-1896: 220 (1897)
Rosa glauca var. macrocarpa	J.E.Zetterst. ex Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 357 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. macrocola	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 114 (1908)
Rosa glauca subvar. macrophylla	Favrat ex R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 188 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. mattirolii	P.Rossi & R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1026 (1927)
Rosa glauca f. mecocarpa	Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 101 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. montanifolia	Christ	Bull. Murith. Soc. Valais. Sci. Nat. 42: 46 (1925)
Rosa glauca var. nitida	Fr. ex Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 359 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. nitidiformis	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 359 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. norimbergensis	Heinr.Braun	Ber. Bot. Vereines Landshut 11: 93 (1889)
Rosa glauca var. opacifolia	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 359 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. pauperata	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 116 (1908)
Rosa glauca f. perargutula	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 3 (1912)
Rosa glauca var. petrirossii	R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1028 (1927)
Rosa glauca var. pilinaeva	Heinr.Braun	Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 16: 71 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. placida	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 359 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. prosadenophora	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 74 (1913)
Rosa glauca f. pseudocomplicata	Heinr.Braun	Fl. Steiermark 1: 939 (1909)
Rosa glauca var. pseudofalcata	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 191 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. pseudofugax	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 357 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. pseudohaberiana	R.Keller	Mitt. Naturwiss. Ges. Winterthur 9: 51 (1912)
Rosa glauca var. puberula	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 196 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. pusilla	Christ	Bull. Murith. Soc. Valais. Sci. Nat. 42: 45 (1925)
Rosa glauca var. rebholzii	R.Keller	Jahresh. Vereins Vaterl. Naturk. Württemberg 78: 25 (1922)
Rosa glauca var. recedens	Scheutz ex Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 357 (1901)
Rosa glauca subvar. rhaetica	A.Kern. ex R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 187 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. rohlenae	Klášt.	Sborn. Nár. Mus. v Praze, Řada B, Přír. Vĕdy 1B(5 (Botanica n.° 2)): 66 (1938)
Rosa glauca var. rossiana	R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1022 (1927)
Rosa glauca var. rubens	Gabr. ex Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 357 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. rubicata	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 114 (1908)
Rosa glauca f. salana	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 309 (1911)
Rosa glauca f. sanctmichaelis	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 118 (1908)
Rosa glauca var. sanktnikolai	E.Schenk	Mitt. Florist.-Soziol. Arbeitsgem. 6-7: 47 (1957)
Rosa glauca var. satura	Matsson ex Almq.	Ark. Bot. 10(3): 103 (1910)
Rosa glauca f. schwertschlageri	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 310 (1911)
Rosa glauca f. seemeniana	Schalow	Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 53: 15 (1910 publ. 1911)
Rosa glauca f. separata	Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 100 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. serrata	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 75 (1913)
Rosa glauca var. setifera	E.Schenk	Mitt. Florist.-Soziol. Arbeitsgem. 6-7: 47 (1957)
Rosa glauca var. slawodolica	Kmet ex R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 194 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. subargutula	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 3 (1912)
Rosa glauca f. subbiserrata	R.Keller	Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 196 (1931)
Rosa glauca f. subcomplicata	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 46: 396 (1896)
Rosa glauca var. subdetruncata	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 358 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. subelata	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 360 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. subglauca	Sagorski	Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins 38: 11 (1929)
Rosa glauca var. subinclinata	Prodan	Trandaf. 3(1): 446 (1932)
Rosa glauca f. subleiostylis	Borbás	Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 444 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa glauca var. submicrocarpa	Heinr.Braun	Ber. Bot. Vereines Landshut 11: 92 (1889)
Rosa glauca var. subnitida	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 360 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. subnitidiformis	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 360 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. subrubelliflora	Heinr.Braun	Ber. Bot. Vereines Landshut 11: 92 (1889)
Rosa glauca var. subsempervirens	Borbás	Math. Term. Közlem. 16: 443, 461 (1880 publ. 1881)
Rosa glauca var. subvenosa	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 359 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. subvirens	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 360 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. superargutula	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 3 (1912)
Rosa glauca var. trachyphylloides	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 76 (1913)
Rosa glauca f. traversii	P.Rossi & R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1022 (1927)
Rosa glauca var. typica	Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 781 (1892)
Rosa glauca f. ugolinii	P.Rossi & R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1022 (1927)
Rosa glauca var. ungulata	Schnetz	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 2: 309 (1911)
Rosa glauca f. uniserrata	R.Keller	Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 58: 126 (1913 publ. 1914)
Rosa glauca var. vallisfagorum	Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 101 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. veridica	Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 101 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. wartmannii	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 198 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. wippraensis	Wein	Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 14: 5 (1908)
Rosa reuteri f. archetypa	Christ	Flora 57: 223 (1874)
Rosa reuteri f. doleritica	Christ	Flora 57: 198 (1874)
Rosa reuteri var. intermedia	Gren.	Fl. Jurass. 1: 239 (1865)
Rosa reuteri var. mitigata	Scheutz	Stud. Skand. Rosa : 22 (1872)
Rosa reuteri f. sandbergeri	Christ	Rosen Schweiz : 166 (1873)
Rosa reuteri f. seringei	Christ	Rosen Schweiz : 170 (1873)
Rosa reuteri f. versifolia	Godet ex Christ	Rosen Schweiz : 171 (1873)
Rosa rubrifolia var. abrezolii	Burnat	Prodr. Fl. Corse 2(1): 212 (1913)
Rosa rubrifolia f. diminuta	Schmidely	Scrin. Fl. Select. 16: 396 (1897)
Rosa rubrifolia var. dispersa	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 341 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia var. gaillardii	Crép.	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 34: 107 (1895)
Rosa rubrifolia var. genuina	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 341 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia var. hispidula	Ser.	Mus. Helv. Bot. 1: 8 (1818)
Rosa rubrifolia var. inermis	Ser.	Prodr. 2: 610 (1825)
Rosa rubrifolia f. jurana	Gaudin	Fl. Helv. 3: 347 (1828)
Rosa rubrifolia var. kelleri	Crép.	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 34: 79 (1895)
Rosa rubrifolia var. latifolia	Christ	Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 35: 98 (1926)
Rosa rubrifolia var. macrophylla	Ser.	Prodr. 2: 599 (1825)
Rosa rubrifolia var. pinnatifida	Ser.	Mus. Helv. Bot. 1: 11 (1818)
Rosa rubrifolia var. praerupticola	Heinr.Braun	Pl. Cernagor. Lect. : 90 (1888)
Rosa rubrifolia var. pubescens	W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. : 225 (1836)
Rosa rubrifolia var. redoutea	Ser.	Prodr. 2: 609 (1825)
Rosa rubrifolia var. senticosiformis	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 341 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia f. typica	Christ	Rosen Schweiz : 173 (1873)
Rosa vicinalis var. discrescens	Matsson	Ark. Bot. 12(3): 5 (1912)
Rosa wahlenbergii var. cliens	Matsson	Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 10: 416 (1916)
Rosa rubrifolia var. cinnamoneoides	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 341 (1900)
Rosa afzeliana var. berniciensis	(Blackburn) Wolley-Dod	Revis. Brit. Roses : 105 (1931)
Rosa afzeliana f. decurtata	(Schwertschl.) R.Keller & Gams	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4: 1040 (1923)
Rosa afzeliana f. faucium	(Schwertschl.) R.Keller & Gams	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4: 1040 (1923)
Rosa afzeliana var. glandulifera	(R.Keller) R.Keller	Bul. Grăd. Bot. Univ. Cluj 6: 41 (1926)
Rosa afzeliana var. hirsutifolia	(Schwertschl.) Herring	Dansk. Ros. : 32 (1934)
Rosa afzeliana var. hispidocaballicensis	(R.Keller) Herring	Dansk. Ros. : 30 (1934)
Rosa afzeliana var. pseudohaberiana	(R.Keller) Wolley-Dod	Revis. Brit. Roses : 105 (1931)
Rosa coriifolia f. bellevallis	(Puget ex Déségl.) Christ	Flora 58: 296 (1875)
Rosa ferruginea subsp. glabrata	(Vest ex Tratt.) Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. : 236 (1878)
Rosa ferruginea var. glaucescens	(Wulfen) Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 778 (1892)
Rosa ferruginea unranked livida	(Host) J.B.Keller	Nachtr. Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. : 223 (1882)
Rosa glauca var. acharii	(Billb.) Crép.	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 33: 90 (1894)
Rosa glauca subvar. archetypa	(Christ) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 185 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. bellevallis	(Puget ex Déségl.) Crép.	Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 590 (1898)
Rosa glauca subvar. commutata	(Ravaud ex Crép.) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 188 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. concolor	(Hartm.) Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 359 (1901)
Rosa glauca subvar. crepiniana	(Déségl. ex Baker) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 186 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. doleritica	(Christ) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 198 (1901)
Rosa glauca subsp. hibernica	(Sm.) Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. : 236 (1878)
Rosa glauca f. intermedia	(Gren.) Hayek	Sched. Fl. Stiriac. 17-18: 16 (1909)
Rosa glauca var. laevigata	(Winslow) Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 357 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. laevis	(Ser.) R.Keller	Syn. Ros. Eur. Med. : 194 (1931)
Rosa glauca subvar. mitigata	(Scheutz) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 196 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. rigida	(Heinr.Braun ex A.Kern.) Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 782 (1892)
Rosa glauca subvar. sandbergeri	(Christ) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 196 (1901)
Rosa glauca subvar. seringei	(Christ) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 186 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. versifolia	(Godet ex Christ) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 187 (1901)
Rosa rubrifolia unranked carniolica	(J.B.Keller) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 62 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia var. gutensteinensis	(J.Jacq.) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 61 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia var. livida	(Host) W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. : 225 (1836)
Rosa vosagiaca var. hispidocaballicensis	(R.Keller) Prodan	Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 800 (1956)
Rosa vosagiaca var. subinclinata	(Prodan) Prodan	Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 800 (1956)
Rosa vosagiaca var. subleiostylis	(Borbás) Prodan	Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 800 (1956)
Rosa acutiformis	(Heinr.Braun) Heinr.Braun	Sched. Fl. Exs. Austro-Hung. 5: 5 (1888)
Rosa communis var. bellevallis	(Puget ex Déségl.) Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 324, 331 (1900)
Rosa contracta	(Matsson) Matsson	Sv. Fanerogamfl. : 372 (1918)
Rosa coriifolia var. bellevallis	(Puget ex Déségl.) R.Keller	Mitt. Naturwiss. Ges. Winterthur 9: 53 (1912)
Rosa ferruginea f. carniolica	(J.B.Keller) Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 778 (1892)
Rosa ferruginea f. livida	(Host) Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 778 (1892)
Rosa glauca var. acutifolia	(Borbás) Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 782 (1892)
Rosa glauca subvar. acutiformis	(Heinr.Braun) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 196 (1901)
Rosa glauca f. acutiformis	(Heinr.Braun) Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 101 (1910)
Rosa glauca f. angustifolia	P.Rossi & R.Keller	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 34: 1025 (1927)
Rosa glauca var. atroviridis	(Borbás) Heinr.Braun	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 781 (1892)
Rosa glauca f. bathyphylla	Matsson ex Almq.	Ark. Bot. 10(3): 11 (1910)
Rosa glauca var. commutata	(Scheutz) Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 360 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. conferta	Matsson	Sver. Fl. : 358 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. decurtata	Schwertschl.	Mitt. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 76 (1913)
Rosa glauca var. pubescens	Boullu	Bull. Soc. Dauphin. Échange Pl. 9: 373 (1882)
Rosa glauca subvar. rigida	(Heinr.Braun ex A.Kern.) R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 196 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. sandbergeri	(Christ) Schwertschl.	Rosen Frankenjura : 100 (1910)
Rosa opaciformis	(Matsson) Matsson	Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , ser. 3, 14(3): 200 (1935)
Rosa rubrifolia var. cinnamomeoides	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 341 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia var. jurana	(Gaudin) Posp.	Fl. Oesterr. Küstenl. 2(1): 305 (1898)
Rosa rubrifolia subvar. macrophylla	(Ser.) Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 341 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia var. pseudoglauca	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 341 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia var. subinermis	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 341 (1900)
Rosa rubrifolia var. typica	Posp.	Fl. Oesterr. Küstenl. 2(1): 305 (1898)
Rosa wahlenbergii	(Matsson ex Almq.) Matsson	Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , ser. 3, 14(3): 189 (1935)
Rosa cinnamomea var. rubrifolia	Thory	Roses 1: 134 (1818)
Rosa glauca var. adenophora	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 197 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. hispida	R.Keller	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 197 (1901)
Rosa glauca var. intermedia	(Gren.) Hayek	Fl. Steiermark 1: 938 (1909)

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Arabic	ورد أزرق
Belarusian	ружа шызая
Bulgarian	сива роза
Czech	růže sivá
Danish	kobber-rose
German	hechtrose
German	hecht-rose
German	rotblättrige rose
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Estonian	punalehine kibuvits
Persian	رز برگی قرمز
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Latvian	sārtlapu roze
Norwegian Bokmål	duggrose
Dutch	bergroos
Polish	róża czerwonawa
Russian	Роза сизая
Slovenian	rdečelistni šipek
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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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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000983687
Canadensys	20329
UConn	437
INPN	118204
Flora of Italy	1969
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:732629-1
The Plant List	rjp-1050
Missouri Botanical Garden	286362
Open Tree Of Life	333889
NCBI Taxonomy	74637
Nature Serve	2.144148
IPNI	732629-1
iNaturalist	204398
GBIF	3003709
Freebase	/m/0405zy
EPPO	ROSGL
EOL	240473
Elurikkus	6916
USDA GRIN	104819
Wikipedia	Rosa_glauca

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Detailed Metabolic Characterization of Flowers and Hips of Rosa gallica L. Grown in Open Nature

Kunc N, Hudina M, Mikulič-Petkovšek M, Bavcon J, Ravnjak B, Osterc G

Plants (Basel)

18-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10457908
doi:	10.3390/plants12162979
PMID:	37631190

Multi‐marker DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and sexual variation in the diet of a scarce woodland bird

Stenhouse EH, Bellamy P, Kirby W, Vaughan IP, Drake LE, Marchbank A, Workman T, Symondson WO, Orozco‐terWengel P

Ecol Evol

17-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10191781
doi:	10.1002/ece3.10089
PMID:	37206688

Phenolic Compounds of Rose Hips of Some Rosa Species and Their Hybrids Native Grown in the South-West of Slovenia during a Two-Year Period (2020–2021)

Kunc N, Hudina M, Osterc G, Bavcon J, Ravnjak B, Mikulič-Petkovšek M

Foods

11-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10217035
doi:	10.3390/foods12101952
PMID:	37238770

Characterization of the Slovene Autochthonous Rose Hybrid Rosa pendulina × spinosissima (Rosa reversa Waldst. and Kit) Using Biochemical Patterns of the Plant Blossoms

Kunc N, Hudina M, Bavcon J, Vreš B, Luthar Z, Gostinčar K, Mikulič-Petkovšek M, Osterc G, Ravnjak B

Plants (Basel)

22-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9920101
doi:	10.3390/plants12030505
PMID:	36771590

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

Differentiation of natural scrub communities of the Cotoneastro-Amelanchieretum group in Central Europe

Świerkosz K, Reczyńska K

PLoS One

12-Apr-2022

PMCID:	PMC9004749
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0266868
PMID:	35413069

Macromolecular Model of the Pectic Polysaccharides Isolated from the Bark of Norway Spruce (Picea abies)

Le Normand M, Rietzler B, Vilaplana F, Ek M

Polymers (Basel)

31-Mar-2021

PMCID:	PMC8038116
doi:	10.3390/polym13071106
PMID:	33807128

A comprehensive dataset on cultivated and spontaneously growing vascular plants in urban gardens

Frey D, Moretti M

Data Brief

23-May-2019

PMCID:	PMC6545399
doi:	10.1016/j.dib.2019.103982
PMID:	31194048

Therapeutic Applications of Rose Hips from Different Rosa Species

Mármol I, Sánchez-de-Diego C, Jiménez-Moreno N, Ancín-Azpilicueta C, Rodríguez-Yoldi MJ

Int J Mol Sci

25-May-2017

PMCID:	PMC5485961
doi:	10.3390/ijms18061137
PMID:	28587101

Assessment of rosehips based on the content of their biologically active compounds

Bhave A, Schulzova V, Chmelarova H, Mrnka L, Hajslova J

J Food Drug Anal

17-Feb-2017

PMCID:	PMC9328834
doi:	10.1016/j.jfda.2016.12.019
PMID:	28911653

Non-crop plants used as hosts by Drosophila suzukii in Europe

Kenis M, Tonina L, Eschen R, van der Sluis B, Sancassani M, Mori N, Haye T, Helsen H

J Pest Sci (2004)

24-Mar-2016

PMCID:	PMC5318492
doi:	10.1007/s10340-016-0755-6
PMID:	28275324

DNA barcoding to identify leaf preference of leafcutting bees

MacIvor JS

R Soc Open Sci

02-Mar-2016

PMCID:	PMC4821261
doi:	10.1098/rsos.150623
PMID:	27069650

An ethnobotany of the Lukomir Highlanders of Bosnia & Herzegovina

Ferrier J, Saciragic L, Trakić S, Chen EC, Gendron RL, Cuerrier A, Balick MJ, Redžić S, Alikadić E, Arnason JT

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

25-Nov-2015

PMCID:	PMC4658798
doi:	10.1186/s13002-015-0068-5
PMID:	26607753

Ka-me: a Voronoi image analyzer

Khiripet N, Khantuwan W, Jungck JR

Bioinformatics

03-May-2012

PMCID:	PMC3381968
doi:	10.1093/bioinformatics/bts253
PMID:	22556369

Xyloglucan Octasaccharide XXLGol Derived from the Seeds of Hymenaea courbaril Acts as a Signaling Molecule

Vargas-Rechia C, Reicher F, Rita Sierakowski M, Heyraud A, Driguez H, Liénart Y

Plant Physiol

01-Mar-1998

PMCID:	PMC35070
doi:	10.1104/pp.116.3.1013
PMID:	9501133

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