Family: Rosaceae
Author: L.
Bibliography: Sp. Pl.: 491 (1753)
Year: 1753
Status: accepted
Rank: species
Genus: Rosa
Vegetable: Unknown
Observations: Europe to Caucasus
Description
The Apple rose, scientifically known as Rosa villosa, is a captivating member of the Rosaceae family. First documented in the seminal work “Species Plantarum” by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, this species stands out for its distinct characteristics and extensive range.
Native to a broad geographical expanse, the Apple rose can be found thriving from Europe all the way to the Caucasus. This wide distribution attests to its adaptability to various climates and soil conditions, making it a resilient and versatile plant species.
Rosa villosa is cherished not just for its delicate and appealing flowers, but also for its practical uses. The plant’s fruits, resembling small apples, are rich in vitamins and have been used in traditional remedies and culinary applications. The flowers themselves are often noted for their subtle beauty and the light fragrance they impart, adding a touch of elegance to gardens and natural settings.
Characteristically, this species tends to grow as a shrub, displaying an array of colors throughout its flowering season. Its leaves have a soft texture and a typically pinnate arrangement, which further accentuates its ornamental value.
With a rich history and a promising presence in both natural and cultivated landscapes, Rosa villosa continues to be a subject of interest for botanists, gardeners, and plant enthusiasts alike. Whether admired in a wild meadow or cultivated in a home garden, the Apple rose stands as a testament to the enduring beauty and utility of the Rosaceae family.
Common Names
Deu: apfel-rose
Eng: apple rose
Dan: spansk hyben-rose
Nld: bottelroos
Nob: plommenype
Nno: plommenype
Swe: plommonros
Fra: rosier pomme
Ces: růže měkká
En: Apple rose, Downy Rose
Ar: ورد وبري
Be: Ружа яблычная
Bg: Ябълкоплодна шипка
Ca: Roser pomífer
Cs: Růže dužnoplodá, Růže měkká
Da: Spansk hyben-rose
Nl: Bottelroos, Viltroos
Eo: Vila rozo
Fi: Luumuruusu
Fr: Rosier pomme, Rosier velu, Églantier velu, Églantier-hérisson, Rosier pommier, Rosier-pomme, Rose velue
De: Apfel-Rose, Apfelrose, Weichhaarige Rose
Hu: Gyapjas rózsa
It: Rosa villosa, Rosa pomo
Nb: Plommenype
Nn: Plommenype
Fa: رز ویلوسا
Pl: Róża jabłkowata
Ru: Шиповник волосистый
Sk: Ruža jabľčková
Sv: Plommonros
Synonyms
- Rosa versicolor (Timb.-Lagr.)
- Rosa friburgensis (Lagger & Puget)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. umbratica ((Borbás) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. ubayana (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa gaudinii (Puget ex Déségl.)
- Rosa pomifera var. adenoclada (Borbás)
- Rosa pomifera var. hausmannii (Gelmi)
- Rosa omissa subvar. christii ((C.W.Dufft) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. chenevardii (Dingler)
- Rosa pomifera f. duplex ((Weston) Rehder)
- Rosa villosa var. arvernensis (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. gaillardii (R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. meridionalis (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. pseudomollis (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa pomifera var. peccienensis (R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. sancti-andreae ((Degen & Trautm.) Soó)
- Rosa pomifera var. resinosa ((Nyman) R.Keller)
- Rosa minuta ((A.Rau) Boreau ex Déségl.)
- Rosa longisepala (Ravaud)
- Rosa dicksonii (Lindl.)
- Rosa ciliatopetala (Besser)
- Rosa terebinthina ((Thory) Tratt.)
- Rosa villosa var. alpina (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa mollis var. coerulescens (Schmalh.)
- Rosa pomifera var. murithii ((Puget ex Christ) R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera f. apennina (Crép. ex Christ)
- Rosa pomifera var. friburgensis ((Lagger ex Christ) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa f. hispida (Haller f. ex R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. minuta (A.Rau)
- Rosa villosa var. minima (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa gombensis (Lagger & Puget)
- Rosa arduennensis (Crép.)
- Rosa villosa var. typica (Scheutz)
- Rosa longicruris ((Christ) Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa f. meridionalis ((Rouy) C.Vicioso)
- Rosa pomifera var. dysadenophylla (Schwertschl.)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. hausmannii ((Gelmi) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. pimpinellifolia (R.I.Schröd.)
- Rosa villosa f. lagenoides (Favrat ex R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. pomifera ((Herrm.) Desv.)
- Rosa pomifera f. perglandulosa (R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. gallaecica ((Pau) C.Vicioso)
- Rosa villosa f. auriensis (Merino)
- Rosa villosa var. pseudopomifera (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. glabrescens ((R.Keller) R.Keller)
- Rosa lesurina (H.J.Coste & Soulié)
- Rosa pomifera f. rhaetica (R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. scabra (Herring)
- Rosa villosa var. variegata (Ser.)
- Rosa villosa var. inaequipes (R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera f. gaudinii ((Puget ex Déségl.) Christ)
- Rosa villosa var. altobracensis (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa pomifera var. ogensis (Cornaz ex Crép.)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. apennina ((Crép. ex Christ) Arcang.)
- Rosa villosa var. corymbosa (Gaudin)
- Rosa villosa f. minutidentata (R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa f. perusiana (Timb.-Lagr.)
- Rosa pomifera var. lagenoides (Favrat ex Crép.)
- Rosa longicruris var. typica (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa f. microphylla (Crép. ex R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa f. gaudinii ((Puget ex Déségl.) Popek)
- Rosa pomifera var. eglandulosa (Gremli)
- Rosa pomifera f. jurana (Christ)
- Rosa proxima (Cottet & Crép.)
- Rosa villosa var. leeana (Sweet)
- Rosa pomifera var. personata ((Gremli) Burnat & Gremli)
- Rosa pomifera var. glandulosa ((Schmalh.) Chrshan.)
- Rosa villosa var. bernardii (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. montana (Wimm. & Grab.)
- Rosa villosa var. pyrenaea (Sennen)
- Rosa pomifera var. rhoensis ((R.Keller) R.Keller)
- Rosa vayredae var. umbrosa (Vayr.)
- Rosa villosa var. pyrifera (Hartm.)
- Rosa mollissima var. arduennensis ((Crép.) Dumort.)
- Rosa alpicola (Rouy)
- Rosa villosa var. vayredae ((Costa ex Vayr.) Willk.)
- Rosa villosa var. discolor (Wimm. & Grab.)
- Rosa villosa f. inermis (R.Keller)
- Rosa alpina var. galloecica (Pau)
- Rosa murithii ((Puget ex Christ) Puget)
- Rosa pomifera var. balneana (R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. gaudinii ((Puget ex Déségl.) Arcang.)
- Rosa osmodendron (Gand.)
- Rosa villosa f. glabrescens (R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera var. leiocarpa (H.J.Coste)
- Rosa villosa subsp. mollibahusiensis (Almq.)
- Rosa villosa f. pinnatifida (R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa subrubiginosa (Wahlenb.)
- Rosa villosa var. bolqueriana (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa mollibahusiensis ((Almq.) Almq.)
- Rosa villosa var. gedrensis (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa pomifera f. engadinensis (Christ)
- Rosa franzonii (Christ)
- Rosa villosa var. leiocarpa ((H.J.Coste) Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. personata ((Gremli) Arcang.)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. glandulosa ((Schmalh.) Šmite)
- Rosa villosa var. moutinii (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa f. velutina (R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. recondita ((Puget ex Déségl.) Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. obtusata ((Merino) Merino ex C.Vicioso)
- Rosa recondita (Puget ex Déségl.)
- Rosa pomifera var. schulzei (Schwertschl.)
- Rosa villosa subvar. spinifera (Dingler)
- Rosa mollissima var. archetypa (Dumort.)
- Rosa villosa var. iserana (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. dumicola (Wimm. & Grab.)
- Rosa pomifera f. borbasii (R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. gaudinii ((Puget ex Déségl.) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa f. platyacantha (R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa f. glandulosa ((Wolley-Dod) Hesl.-Harr.)
- Rosa mollis var. glandulosa (Schmalh.)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. leventinensis (R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera var. exadenophylla (Borbás)
- Rosa villosa var. sylvestris (Desv.)
- Rosa pomifera f. setulifera (R.Keller)
- Rosa resinosa var. arenaria (Scheutz)
- Rosa villosa var. glabrata (Hartm.)
- Rosa longicruris var. lesurina ((H.J.Coste & Soulié) Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa f. gibellii (R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera var. engadinensis ((Christ) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. murana (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa f. longipedunculata (Herring)
- Rosa villosa f. exadenophylla ((Borbás) Popek)
- Rosa pomifera var. semproniana ((Christ) R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera f. gombensis (Lagger ex Christ)
- Rosa pomifera f. proxima ((Cottet & Crép.) Christ)
- Rosa pomifera f. contracta (Schwertschl.)
- Rosa villosa var. obtusa (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. foreziensis (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. galloecica ((Pau) C.Vicioso)
- Rosa villosa var. vogesiaca (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. oblongata (Hartm.)
- Rosa pomifera f. semproniana (Favrat & K.F.Schimp. ex Christ)
- Rosa venusta f. christii (C.W.Dufft)
- Rosa vayredae (Costa ex Vayr.)
- Rosa resinosa f. umbratica (Borbás)
- Rosa alpinominuta (Rouy)
- Rosa mollis var. resinosa (Crép.)
- Rosa villosa var. duplex (Weston)
- Rosa dicksoniana (Lindl.)
- Rosa villosa f. adenocaulis (R.Keller)
- Rosa cognata (Merino)
- Rosa pomifera var. calvissima (E.Schenk)
- Rosa pomifera var. gibellii ((R.Keller) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. gotthardii (Dingler)
- Rosa villosa subsp. molliovatidens (Almq.)
- Rosa mollis f. glandulosa (Wolley-Dod)
- Rosa pomifera f. longicruris (Christ)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. exadenophylla ((Borbás) R.Keller)
- Rosa grenieri (Déségl.)
- Rosa pomifera f. typica (Christ)
- Rosa villosa var. terebinthina (Thory)
- Pugetia pomifera ((Herrm.) Gand.)
- Rosa villosa var. pseudogrenieri (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa alpina var. gallaecica (Pau ex Merino)
- Rosa sancti-andreae (Degen & Trautm.)
- Rosa longicruris var. microphylla (Crép. ex Rouy)
- Rosa villosa f. glabrata ((Ley) Hesl.-Harr.)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. eupomifera (Schwertschl.)
- Rosa pomifera var. mollis ((Sm.) Schinz & R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera f. sericea (Christ)
- Rosa villosa var. foreciensis ((Rouy & E.G.Camus) C.Vicioso)
- Rosa pomifera f. dalensis (R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera var. proxima ((Cottet & Crép.) R.Keller)
- Rosa bonnieri (Rouy)
- Rosa pomifera f. grenieri ((Déségl.) Christ)
- Rosa villosa var. longipes (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa pomifera (Herrm.)
- Rosa villosa f. longipes ((Rouy) Merino)
- Rosa mollis var. genuina (Crép.)
- Rosa villosa var. vulgaris (A.Rau)
- Rosa villosa f. obtusata (Merino)
- Rosa pomifera var. zamorana (Losa)
- Rosa resinosa var. pyrifera (Scheutz)
- Rosa villosa var. resinosa ((Nyman) C.Vicioso)
- Rosa glutinosa (Dematra)
- Rosa villosa f. adenoclada ((Borbás) Popek)
- Rosa baenitzii (Christ)
- Rosa pomifera var. christii ((C.W.Dufft) R.Keller ex Schwertschl.)
- Rosa pomifera f. franzonii ((Christ) Christ)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. minuta ((A.Rau) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa subsp. pomifera ((Herrm.) Baker)
- Rosa villosa var. grenieri ((Déségl.) Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa villosa var. terebinthinacea (Lebel ex Bréb.)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. typica ((Christ) Arcang.)
- Rosa anoplantha (Christ)
- Rosa borissovae (Chrshan.)
- Rosa longicruris var. godroniana (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa mollis var. arduennensis ((Crép.) Fonsny & Collard)
- Rosa villosa var. candicans (Wimm. & Grab.)
- Rosa cardanica ((Rouy & E.G.Camus) Sennen)
- Rosa pomifera f. decalvata (Christ)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. grenieri ((Déségl.) Arcang.)
- Rosa pomifera f. recondita ((Puget ex Déségl.) Christ)
- Rosa villosa var. nana (R.Keller & Gams)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. sericea ((Christ) R.Keller)
- Rosa mollis f. badalianae (Pau)
- Rosa pomifera var. recondita ((Puget ex Déségl.) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. planosphaeroidea (Hartm.)
- Rosa resinosa var. molliformis (J.B.Keller & Formánek)
- Rosa pomifera var. ciliatopetala ((Besser) Chrshan.)
- Rosa villosa var. agriensis (Herring)
- Rosa leeana ((Sweet) Sweet)
- Rosa villosa evratiana (Thory)
- Rosa pomifera var. franzonii ((Christ) R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. adenoclados ((Borbás) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa f. haplodonta (R.Keller)
- Pugetia resinosa ((Nyman) Gand.)
- Rosa pomifera subvar. typica ((Christ) R.Keller)
- Rosa longicruris var. gombensis ((Lagger & Puget) Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa resinosa (Sternb.)
- Rosa mollis var. vayredae ((Costa ex Vayr.) Crép. ex Pau)
- Rosa villosa var. cardanica (Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. recondita ((Puget ex Déségl.) Arcang.)
- Rosa pomifera var. grenieri ((Déségl.) R.Keller)
- Rosa villosa var. nuda (Desv.)
- Rosa villosa var. archetypa ((Dumort.) R.Keller & Gams)
- Rosa villosa var. mana (Gaudin)
- Rosa villosa var. franzonii ((Christ) Dingler)
- Rosa pomifera subsp. resinosa (Nyman)
- Rosa villosa f. foreziensis ((Rouy) Merino)
- Rosa resinosa var. glabrata (Scheutz)
- Rosa villosa var. umbratica (Wimm. & Grab.)
- Rosa villosa f. rhoensis (R.Keller)
- Rosa pomifera var. coerulescens ((Schmalh.) Chrshan.)
- Rosa ledebourii (Spreng.)
- Rosa villosa subsp. alpicola ((Rouy) Rouy & E.G.Camus)
- Rosa × suberecta var. glabrata (Ley)
- Rosa pomifera f. murithii (Puget ex Christ)
- Rosa pomifera f. anoplantha (Christ)
- Rosa eglanteria var. villosa ((L.) Lam.)
- Rosa pomifera f. friburgensis (Lagger ex Christ)
- Rosa villosa var. hispida (Borkh. ex Wimm. & Grab.)
- Rosa villosa var. concavifolia (Woods)
- Rosa personata (Gremli)
Distribution
- Albania (native)
- Austria (native)
- Baltic States (native)
- Belarus (native)
- Belgium (native)
- Bulgaria (native)
- Central European Rus (native)
- Czechoslovakia (native)
- France (native)
- Germany (native)
- Greece (native)
- Hungary (native)
- Italy (native)
- Krym (native)
- Netherlands (native)
- North Caucasus (native)
- Northwest European R (native)
- Poland (native)
- Romania (native)
- South European Russi (native)
- Spain (native)
- Sweden (native)
- Switzerland (native)
- Transcaucasus (native)
- Turkey (native)
- Ukraine (native)
- Yugoslavia (native)
- Denmark (introduced)
- Great Britain (introduced)
- Ireland (introduced)
- New York (introduced)
- Norway (introduced)
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Fruit
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Sources
- WFO (No URL)
- IPNI (No URL)
- GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/species/3002169)
- POWO (http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:734665-1)
- PlantNet (https://identify.plantnet.org/species/the-plant-list/Rosa villosa L.)