Rosa majalis
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| Rosa majalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Subgenus: | Rosa |
| Section: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. majalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosa majalis Herrm. |
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Rosa majalis J. Herrm. (syn. R. cinnamomea sensu L. 1759, non 1753[1]; R. cinnamomea auct. non L.; Cinnamon Rose; Double Cinnamon Rose) is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Rosa, native to forests of Europe and Siberia. It grows to 2 m. and yields edible hip fruits rich in vitamin C, which are used in medicine[citation needed] and to produce rose hip syrup.
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- ^ Not to be confused with R. pendulina L. (= R. cinnamomea sensu L. 1753).
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