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Rosa pendulina L.

Alpine rose (en), Rosier ou églantier des alpes (fr), Rosier des Alpes (fr), Rosier pendant (fr), Rosier à fruits pendants (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rosa

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 0.6-2 m high and spreads 1.5 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The stems are purple and arch over. The leaves are dark green. The flowers are pink or purple. They are single and have prominent yellow stamens. The fruit are long hips that often hang down.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It suits hardiness zones 5-10.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh and used for drinks.
Uses drinks drug dye food food additive medicinal ornamental tea
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -26
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Rosa pendulina habit picture by edith bonnet (cc-by-sa)
Rosa pendulina habit picture by Denis NUSSBAUM (cc-by-sa)
Rosa pendulina habit picture by ljm.tseuro.2019 tseuro06 (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Rosa pendulina leaf picture by badam (cc-by-sa)
Rosa pendulina leaf picture by cecile gardais (cc-by-sa)
Rosa pendulina leaf picture by Manuel Sánchez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Rosa pendulina flower picture by Alain M (cc-by-sa)
Rosa pendulina flower picture by badam (cc-by-sa)
Rosa pendulina flower picture by Christian Rebert (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Rosa pendulina fruit picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)
Rosa pendulina fruit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Rosa pendulina fruit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Rosa pendulina world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Conservation status

Rosa pendulina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:733641-1
WFO ID wfo-0001018161
COL ID 4TDS2
BDTFX ID 57289
INPN ID 118397
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rosa coccialba Rosa pyrenaica Rosa alpina Rosa malyi Rosa lagenaria Rosa glandulosa Rosa reversa Rosa affinis Rosa odoratissima Rosa diplacantha Rosa villarsii Rosa balcanica Rosa balsamea Rosa pendula Rosa laevis Rosa setosa Rosa aucuparioides Rosa detonsa Rosa filispina Rosa inermis Rosa recurva Rosa rupestris Rosa stenodonta Rosa semisimplex Rosa brandisii Rosa tenuiflora Ozanonia alpina Rosa adjecta Rosa pendula Rosa alpiniformis Rosa cinnamomea Rosa adenophora Rosa alpina var. setosa Rosa pendulina var. popovii Rosa pendulina var. intercalaris Rosa pendulina var. croatica Rosa pendulina var. opaca Rosa pendulina var. setosa Rosa alpina var. pyrenaica Rosa alpina var. lixoniensis Rosa alpina var. laevis Rosa alpina var. macrophylla Rosa alpina var. globosa Rosa cinnamomea var. globosa Rosa majalis var. globosa Rosa rubrifolia var. glandulosa Rosa alpina var. lagenaria Rosa pendulina var. borbasii Rosa pendulina var. lagenaria Rosa pendulina var. alpina Rosa pendulina var. aculeata Rosa alpina var. aculeata Rosa pendulina var. pubescens Rosa alpina var. norica Rosa pendulina var. adenophora Rosa pendulina var. ebelii Rosa pendulina subsp. ebelii Rosa pendulina var. balsamea Rosa pendulina var. sternbergii Rosa pendulina var. scabriuscula Rosa pendulina var. curtidens Rosa pendulina var. bosniaca Rosa alpina var. heterophylla Rosa alpina var. macroacantha Rosa alpina var. bordereana Rosa alpina var. pseudopyrenaica Rosa alpina var. sublaevis Rosa alpina var. subglobosa Rosa alpina var. provincialis Rosa alpina var. ovoidea Rosa alpina var. lamotteana Rosa alpina var. gratianopolitana Rosa alpina var. humilis Rosa alpina var. nudipes Rosa alpina var. glandulosa Rosa alpina var. intermedia Rosa alpina var. monspeliaca Rosa alpina var. pendulina Rosa alpina var. pubescens Rosa alpina var. rotundifolia Rosa alpina var. vestita Rosa alpina subsp. monspeliaca Rosa alpina subsp. pyrenaica Rosa pimpinellifolia subsp. alpina Rosa pendulina var. rupestris Rosa pendulina var. norica Rosa semisimplex var. adenophora Rosa alpina var. adjecta Rosa pendulina var. globosa Rosa pendulina var. intermedia Rosa pendulina var. laevis Rosa pendulina var. ovoidea Rosa pendulina var. sublaevis Rosa pendulina subsp. mediterranea Rosa pendulina var. imhoofii Rosa pendulina var. pyrenaica Rosa alpina var. latifolia Rosa alpina subsp. laevis Rosa alpina subsp. aculeata Rosa pendulina var. pseudopyrenaica Rosa alpina var. montisludovici Rosa alpina var. nuda Rosa pendulina
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