Rosa tomentosa explained

Rosa tomentosa, otherwise known as the harsh downy-rose,^[1] is a species of wild rose. It is a shrub growing to about 3m (10feet).^[2] It is found in Asia Minor, the Caucasus (where it may not be native), and much of Europe: the British Isles, France, Central Europe, northern Spain, Italy, and the Balkans (except Greece).^[3] On the British Isles it can be found in hedgerows and woodland margins, and it typically flowers between June and July.^[4] Further south, in Bulgaria, it flowers in May.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rosa tomentosa . Natural History Museum . 12 June 2020.
2. Web site: Bean's Trees and Shrubs. International Dendrology Society. Rosa tomentosa Sm.. 14 November 2021.
3. Sources for distribution:
   • Book: Kurtto. Arto. Lampinen. Raino. Junikka. Leo. 2004. Atlas florae Europaeae, distribution of vascular plants in Europe. 13: Rosaceae (Spiraea to Fragaria, excl. Rubus). Committee for mapping the flora of Europe and Societas Biologica Fennica. Helsinki. 978-951-9108-14-8. 93–94.
   • Web site: Rosa tomentosa . NBN Atlas . 12 June 2020. (For details of distribution in the UK).
4. Book: Sterry . Paul . Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers . 2006 . Collins . 9780007814848 . 76–77.
5. Book: Dimitrov, Stoyan. Shipka – Rosa L.. Flora na Narodna Republika Bǎlgarija. V. 1973. Vǎlev. Stoju. Asenov. Ivan. Sofia. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Bulgarian.