rose

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Pasture rose, Rosa carolina

rose, common name for some members of the Rosaceae, a large family of herbs, shrubs, and trees distributed over most of the earth, and for plants of the genus Rosa, the true roses.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Classification
• The True Roses
• The Rose Family
• Bibliography

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