Rose

Roses are grown as ornamental plants in gardens or to be sold as cut flowers. Essential oils extracted from the petals are used in perfumes. Rose water can be used for cooking, in cosmetics and in religious rituals. Fruits of many species are rich in vitamins and are used in food or sometimes as medicine.

In the genus Rosa, there are over 100 species of roses. Garden roses are mostly hybrids.

Names

Scientific
   Rosa spp.
English
   Rose
   Rosebush
Dutch
   Roos
Spanish
   Flor del rosal
   Rosa
   Rosal
French
   Rose
   Rosier
German
   Rose
   Rosenstrauch
Italian
   Rosa

Taxonomy

Order
   Rosales
Family
   Rosaceae
Genus
   Rosa
Species
   Rosa spp. (Rose)

Did you know that?

• “The Name of the Rose” is a book by Umberto Eco

Crop categories

Cool temperate crops
Cut flowers
Essential oils
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Ornamental plants
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops

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