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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... There are approximatively 100–160 genera and 3,500–4,000 species in the family Rosaceae.
Rosaceae (/ r oʊ ˈ z eɪ s iː. iː,-s i. aɪ,-s i. eɪ /), [5] [6] the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. [7] [8] [9] The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but some are evergreen. [10]
Within the order Rosales is the family Rosaceae, which includes numerous species that are cultivated for their fruit, making this one of the most economically important families of plants. Fruit produced by members of this family include apples, pears, plums, peaches, cherries, almonds, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries.
Rhizophoraceae (mangrove family) 989 Rosaceae: rose family; Amelanchier: serviceberries (juneberries or shadbushes) Amelanchier alnifolia: saskatoon Rosaceae (rose family) Amelanchier amabilis: lovely shadbush Rosaceae (rose family) Amelanchier arborea: downy serviceberry Rosaceae (rose family) 357 Amelanchier asiatica: Asian serviceberry ...
The rose subfamily Rosoideae consists of more than 850 species, including many shrubs, perennial herbs, and fruit plants such as strawberries and brambles.Only a few are annual herbs.
Fragaria (/ f r ə ˈ ɡ ɛər i. ə /) [1] is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. There are more than 20 described species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberries grown commercially are cultivars of the garden strawberry, a hybrid known as ...
Geum urbanum flower. Geum / ˈ dʒ iː ə m /, [1] (Latinized Greek for "taste" referencing the roots of the plant [2]) commonly called avens, is a genus of about 50 species of rhizomatous perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family and its subfamily Rosoideae, widespread across Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, and New Zealand.
They are a part of the rose family (Rosaceae) and related to the apple. The botanical genus name derives from the Greek word photeinos for shiny and refers to the often glossy leaves. Most species are evergreen, but deciduous species also occur. The small apple-shaped fruit has a size of 4 to 12 mm and forms in large quantities.