Harsh Downy-rose (Rosa tomentosa)

Harsh Downy-rose, a reference photo — Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Rosa tomentosa, otherwise known as the harsh downy-rose, is a species of wild rose. It is a shrub growing to about 3 metres (10 ft). 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).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Harsh Downy-rose being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Rosa caesia
Rosa pseudoscabriuscula
Rosa sherardii
Rosa marginata
Rosa corymbifera
Rosa villosa

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species: Rosa tomentosa

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