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Kerria japonica, commonly known as Japanese kerria [1] or Japanese rose, [2] is a deciduous, yellow-flowering shrub in the rose family , native to China and Japan. It is the only species in the genus Kerria. In the wild, it grows in thickets on mountain slopes. Japanese kerria has been used for medicine and is also planted in gardens.
Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose, beach rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, or letchberry) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on beach coasts, often on sand dunes. [1] It is naturalized in much of Europe and parts of the United States and Canada. [2]
Rosa multiflora is grown as an ornamental plant and also used as a rootstock for grafted ornamental rose cultivars. In eastern North America , Rosa multiflora is considered an invasive species . It was originally introduced from Asia as a soil conservation measure, as a natural hedge to border grazing land, and to attract wildlife.
Japanese rose is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Kerria japonica, native to China, Japan, and Korea; Rosa multiflora; Rosa rugosa
Rosa banksiae Rosa persica. There are currently four subgenera in Rosa, although there have been some disputes over the years. [3] The four subgenera are: Hulthemia (formerly Simplicifoliae, meaning "with single leaves") containing one or two species from Southwest Asia, R. persica and R. berberifolia (syn. R. persica var. berberifolia) which are the only species without compound leaves or ...
Rugosa rose 'Blanc Double de Coubert' (Cochet 1893) The hybrid rugosas likewise are not officially old garden roses, but tend to be included in them. Derived from Rosa rugosa ("Japanese rose"), native to Japan and Korea and introduced into the West circa the 1880s, these vigorous roses are extremely hardy with excellent disease resistance. Most ...
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Rose hips contain the carotenoids beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and lycopene. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] A meta-analysis of human studies examining the potential for rose hip extracts to reduce arthritis pain concluded there was a small effect requiring further analysis of safety and efficacy in clinical trials . [ 8 ]