Rosa gallica, L.

I. Klášterský, 1968, 10. Rosa L., Flora Europaea, Volume 2, Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press, pp. 35-42 : 28

14. R. gallica L. ,

Sp. PL 492 (1753).

Deciduous shrub 0-40-8 m, forming large patches. Stems with prickles and glandular setae. Leaflets 3-7, 20-60 x 18-30 mm, coriaceous, suborbicular or ovate to narrowly elliptical, rounded at the apex, usually compound-serrate, dull bluish-green and glabrous above, paler, pubescent and glandular beneath. Flowers solitary, rarely 2-4, 6-9 cm in diameter, strongly scented. Pedicels glandular-setose. Sepals glandular on the back. Petals (25-)30-45 mm, deep pink. Styles densely hairy, rarely glabrous. Fruit globose to fusiform, densely glandular-setose, bright red. S. & C. Europe, extending to Belgium and C. France. A1 Au Be Bu Cz Ga Ge Gr He Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (C, W, K) Tu [Co Hs Lu Sa Si].