Rosa majalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Rosa |
Subgenus: | Rosa |
Section: | Rosa |
Species: | R. majalis |
Binomial name | |
Rosa majalis Herrm. |
Rosa majalis J. Herrm. (syn. R. cinnamomea sensu L. 1759, non 1753[1]; 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.