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'''''Rosa pimpinellifolia''''' ('''Burnet Rose''') is a species of [[rose]] native to western, central and southern [[Europe]] (north to [[Iceland]] and [[Norway]]) and northwest [[Africa]]. It is generally restricted to [[sand]] [[dune]]s or [[limestone]] pavements and typically has a [[coast]]al distribution when not on limestone. It has a particular affiliation to [[Scotland]], where it is regarded as a secondary national plant to the [[thistle]] <ref>http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/archivists-garden/index-by-plant-name/white-rose-of-scotland-scots-rose-burnet-rose</ref>, and is traditionally worn and referenced in songs <ref>http://www.cityam.com/216538/queens-speech-2015-snp-mps-wear-white-roses</ref><ref>http://www.siliconglen.scot/Scotland/9_3_4.html</ref><ref>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176172</ref>. |
'''''Rosa pimpinellifolia''''' ('''Burnet Rose''') is a species of [[rose]] native to western, central and southern [[Europe]] (north to [[Iceland]] and [[Norway]]) and northwest [[Africa]]. It is generally restricted to [[sand]] [[dune]]s or [[limestone]] pavements and typically has a [[coast]]al distribution when not on limestone. It has a particular affiliation to [[Scotland]], where it is regarded as a secondary national plant to the [[thistle]] <ref>http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/archivists-garden/index-by-plant-name/white-rose-of-scotland-scots-rose-burnet-rose</ref>, and is traditionally worn and referenced in songs <ref>http://www.cityam.com/216538/queens-speech-2015-snp-mps-wear-white-roses</ref><ref><ref>http://www.itv.com/news/2015-05-27/snp-mps-wear-white-rose-of-scotland-for-queens-speech/</ref>http://www.siliconglen.scot/Scotland/9_3_4.html</ref><ref>http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176172</ref>. |
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It is a rather low erect deciduous plant usually from 20–140 cm high but sometimes up to 2 metres. It spreads by [[basal shoot]]s and can cover large areas. The stems have very numerous stiff bristles and many straight [[Thorns, spines, and prickles|prickles]]. The young stems and prickles and the mature leaves tend to be very red with young growth a bright scarlet and older growth a deep maroon. |
It is a rather low erect deciduous plant usually from 20–140 cm high but sometimes up to 2 metres. It spreads by [[basal shoot]]s and can cover large areas. The stems have very numerous stiff bristles and many straight [[Thorns, spines, and prickles|prickles]]. The young stems and prickles and the mature leaves tend to be very red with young growth a bright scarlet and older growth a deep maroon. |
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Rosa pimpinellifolia (Burnet Rose) is a species of rose native to western, central and southern Europe (north to Iceland and Norway) and northwest Africa. It is generally restricted to sand dunes or limestone pavements and typically has a coastal distribution when not on limestone. It has a particular affiliation to Scotland, where it is regarded as a secondary national plant to the thistle [1], and is traditionally worn and referenced in songs [2]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).http://www.siliconglen.scot/Scotland/9_3_4.html</ref>[3].
It is a rather low erect deciduous plant usually from 20–140 cm high but sometimes up to 2 metres. It spreads by basal shoots and can cover large areas. The stems have very numerous stiff bristles and many straight prickles. The young stems and prickles and the mature leaves tend to be very red with young growth a bright scarlet and older growth a deep maroon.
The flowers are cream-white although rarely also pale pink. They are 2–4 cm diameter with five petals, which produce a distinctive globular dark purple to black hips.
Similar plants native further east in Asia, sometimes treated as Rosa pimpinellifolia var. subalpina, are now regarded as a separate species Rosa oxyacantha (Flora of China); it differs in having pink flowers and red hips.
References
- Flora Europaea: Rosa pimpinellifolia
- Plants for a Future: Rosa pimpinellifolia
- Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-40170-2.
- Flora of China: Rosa oxyacantha
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Young stem with spines. -
The fruit - called hip. -
'Plena' a commonly grown cultivar. -
In the Dutch dunes with hoverfly.
