Scientific name:
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Rosa rugosa Thunb. |
Family name latin:
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Rosaceae |
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| Description: |
Bushes usually no more than a meter in height with dense, bristly, odd-pinnated, very rugose leaves, tomentose underneath; flowers reddish to red, rarely white, usually single-flowered; flowering season V - VII; fruit (rosehips) large, suited for the production of jams and wine;
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| Occurence: |
Originating from Northeastern Asia, common as a hedge or on slopes, along roads and on dunes, cultivated and gone wild;
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| Related species: |
There are over 30 species growing wild and dozens of species and types of garden roses belonging to the genus rosa. Wheras the latter are frequently to be found in gardens and parks, the former mainly thrive in bushes and along forest edges. The flowering season lasts uniformly from V - VII.
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| Invasions path: |
Inhalative (May - July); ingestive (mixed honeys);
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| Allergology: |
Pollen can only be detected in small amounts in the aerial plankton; thus not of great importance as an inhalative allergen;
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| Clinical relevance: |
light
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