Rosa tomentosa, otherwise known as the harsh downy-rose,[1] is a species of wild rose. It is a shrub growing to about 3 metres (10 ft).[2] It is found in Asia Minor, the Caucasus (where it may not be native), and much of Europe: the British Isles, France, Central Europe, northern Spain, Italy, and the Balkans (except Greece).[3] On the British Isles it can be found in hedgerows and woodland margins, and it typically flowers between June and July.[4] Further south, in Bulgaria, it flowers in May.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. tomentosa
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References
edit- ^ "Rosa tomentosa". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Rosa tomentosa Sm". Bean's Trees and Shrubs. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Sources for distribution:
- Kurtto, Arto; Lampinen, Raino; Junikka, Leo (2004). Atlas florae Europaeae, distribution of vascular plants in Europe. 13: Rosaceae (Spiraea to Fragaria, excl. Rubus). Helsinki: Committee for mapping the flora of Europe and Societas Biologica Fennica. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-951-9108-14-8.
- "Rosa tomentosa". NBN Atlas. Retrieved 12 June 2020. (For details of distribution in the UK).
- ^ Sterry, Paul (2006). Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers. Collins. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780007814848.
- ^ Dimitrov, Stoyan (1973). "Shipka – Rosa L.". In Vǎlev, Stoju; Asenov, Ivan (eds.). Flora na Narodna Republika Bǎlgarija (in Bulgarian). Vol. V. Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
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