Rosa pulverulenta

Bieb.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, Caucasus, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine, Sicily, South America, Syria, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, French Guiana, Guyana, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A shrub. It has prickles 2 cm long. The leaves are 4-8 cm long. The fruit are round or oblong and dark red. They can be 2.5 cm long.

Wikipedia

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Rosa pulverulenta (syn. Rosa glutinosa Sm.), the Cretan rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and western Asia, and it has been introduced to Argentina. An aromatic, compact shrub, its stems are densely covered in larger stiff prickles, smaller needle-like prickles, and bristles of glandular origin.

Names & Synonyms

Bodur gul

Pugetia pulverulenta (M. Bieb.) Gand.Rosa bulgarica Dimitrovand many others

References (1)

Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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