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Rosa moschata (musk rose)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Rosa moschata, the musk rose, is a species of rose long in cultivation. Its wild origins are uncertain but are suspected to lie in the western Himalayas.
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Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  There is a layer of hairs around the seeds just beneath the flesh of the fruit. These hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract if ingested.
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Pollinators [1]  Bees
Scent [1]  The flowers emit a delicate musk-like perfume;
Structure [1]  Shrub
Usage [1]  An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery;
Height [1]  33 feet (10 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Rosa moschata

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mburucuyá National Park II   Corrientes, Argentina  

Predators

Catreus wallichii (Cheer Pheasant)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0