Rose

A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over 300  species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles.

Types of 🌹 :Rosa  containing all the other roses. This subgenus is subdivided into 11 sections.

• Banksianae – white and yellow flowered roses from China.
• Bracteatae – three species, two from China and one from India.
• Caninae – pink and white flowered species from Asia, Europe and North Africa.
• Carolinae – white, pink, and bright pink flowered species all from North America.
• Chinensis – white, pink, yellow, red and mixed-color roses from China and Burma.
• Gallicanae – pink to crimson and striped flowered roses from western Asia and Europe.
• Gymnocarpae – one species in western North America (Rosa gymnocarpa), others in east Asia.
• Laevigatae – a single white flowered species from China.
• Pimpinellifoliae – white, pink, bright yellow, mauve and striped roses from Asia and Europe.
• Rosa (syn. sect. Cinnamomeae) – white, pink, lilac, mulberry and red roses from everywhere but North Africa.
• Synstylae – white, pink, and crimson flowered roses from all areas.