Rosa balsamica
Rosa balsamica
Synonyms: Rosa fastigiata, Rosa klukii, Rosa tomentella f. tectiglanda, Rosa obtusifolia f. pedemontana, Rosa tomentella var. schinzii, Rosa sclerophylla var. glandulosa, Rosa tomentella var. glabrata, Rosa halacsyi, Rosa leucantha, Rosa obtusifolia var. tiranensis, Rosa obtusifolia f. adenocalyx, Rosa obtusifolia var. genuina, Rosa klukii var. antonowii, Rosa scabrata var. sclerophylla, Rosa × dumetorum f. macrophylla, Rosa tomentella subsp. valesiaca, Rosa obtusifolia f. hispidula, Rosa tomentella f. obornyana, Rosa tomentella var. subbidentata, Rosa tomentella var. glaucoides, Rosa communis var. allionii, Rosa beatricis, Rosa tomentella var. laciniosa, Rosa wirtgenii, Rosa tomentella f. canescens, Rosa obtusifolia f. roffavieri, Rosa obtusifolia var. waisbeckeriana, Rosa gizellae var. similata, Rosa obtusifolia var. capucinensis, Rosa obtusifolia var. obornyana, Rosa afzeliana var. naxensis, Rosa obtusifolia var. esinensis, Rosa tomentella var. safranicensis, Rosa lucandiana, Rosa sclerophylla var. tomentellina, Rosa tomentella var. lessiniensis, Rosa allionii, Rosa ovalis, Rosa tomentella var. discosa, Rosa tomentella var. allionii, Rosa tomentella var. monregalensis, Rosa tomentella var. froeri, Rosa gizellae f. wirtgenii, Rosa fedoseevii, Rosa canina subsp. tomentella, Rosa obtusifolia var. anacantha, Rosa obtusifolia f. transsilvanica, Rosa caryophyllacea var. safranicensis, Rosa subcinerea var. tomentella, Rosa stebleri, Rosa tomentella var. stenosepala, Rosa tomentella subsp. nebrodensis, Rosa klukii var. pilosa, Rosa sinuatidens, Rosa tomentella, Rosa tomentella var. caprinensis, Rosa canina var. similata, Rosa × dumetorum var. subbicolor, Rosa obtusifolia var. bidentata, Rosa obtusifolia var. longepedunculata, Rosa obtusifolia var. sclerophylla, Rosa tomentella var. orfanensis, Rosa canina var. obtusifolioides, Rosa obtusifolia var. simonescui, Rosa tomentella var. rhaetica, Rosa tomentella f. typica, Rosa sclerophylla var. genuina, Rosa obtusifolia f. arenosa, Rosa adenodonta, Rosa communis var. villosula, Rosa tomentella var. modenensis, Rosa tomentella f. franconica, Rosa afzeliana var. finitima, Rosa tomentella var. atroviridis, Rosa obtusifolia f. fasciculata, Rosa obtusifolia var. plumosa, Rosa tomentella var. christiansensii, Rosa afzeliana f. pedunculosa, Rosa antonowii, Rosa oelandica, Rosa tomentella var. murbeckiana, Rosa afzeliana f. subcanescens, Rosa tomentella var. stantiensis, Rosa obtusifolia f. turdensis, Rosa granensis, Rosa klukii var. subbicolor, Rosa obtusifolia f. eminens, Rosa tomentella var. carionii, Rosa tomentella var. hispidior, Rosa coriifolia var. pycnocephala, Rosa obtusifolia var. bipinnata, Rosa obtusifolia var. serbanii, Rosa obtusifolia var. macrostyla, Rosa nebrodensis, Rosa tomentosa f. lavantina, Rosa obtusifolia var. petrii-rossii, Rosa obtusifolia var. tomentella, Rosa obtusifolia f. alsgoviensis, Rosa obtusifolia var. heterodonta, Rosa obtusifolia var. tomentelloides, Rosa obornyana, Rosa tomentella var. novalesae, Rosa tomentella f. subaffinis, Rosa tirolensis, Rosa klukii var. orthoacantha, Rosa tomentella subsp. uniserrata, Rosa tomentella subvar. canescens, Rosa stebleri var. subtomentella, Rosa tomentella var. intermedia, Rosa obtusifolia var. kanitzii, Rosa obtusifolia f. schmidelyana, Rosa numidica, Rosa obtusifolia var. conjuncta, Rosa tomentella var. tiranensis, Rosa micrantha f. vallesiaca, Rosa obtusifolia var. subglabra, Rosa obtusifolia var. obtusifolioides, Rosa tomentella f. eminens, Rosa stebleri var. patens, Rosa communis var. similata, Rosa tomentella var. glandulosa, Rosa tomentella f. conjuncta, Rosa obornyana var. plumosa, Rosa tomentella var. microphylla, Rosa tomentella subsp. sclerophylla, Rosa obtusifolia f. franconia, Rosa obtusifolia f. pseudocaryophyllacea, Rosa tomentella var. waisbeckeriana, Rosa tomentella var. sepioides, Rosa obtusifolia f. rectispina, Rosa obtusifolia var. virensis, Rosa tomentella var. granensis, Rosa faventina, Rosa afzeliana var. stebleri, Rosa communis var. tomentella, Rosa oncophylla, Rosa klukii var. unicolor, Rosa stebleri var. subcanescens, Rosa tomentella var. tanneronica, Rosa canina var. beatricis, Rosa obtusifolia var. nostrificata, Rosa borreri, Rosa tomentella var. thaumasia, Rosa obtusifolia f. oncophylla, Rosa obtusifolia f. tavelii, Rosa micrantha var. vallesiaca, Rosa tomentella var. longae, Rosa tomentella var. eglandulosa, Rosa canina var. borreri, Rosa communis var. beatricis, Rosa scabrata f. missniensis, Rosa stebleri var. naxensis, Rosa tomentella var. glabrescens, Rosa tomentella var. corymbosa, Rosa tomentella f. sclerophylla, Rosa canina villosula, Rosa obtusifolia f. pseudocoriifolia, Rosa obtusifolia f. froeri, Rosa tomentella var. vexioniensis, Rosa obtusifolia f. rhenana, Rosa obtusifolia var. hispidior, Rosa tomentella var. obornyana, Rosa tomentella var. goiranii, Rosa stebleri var. robusta, Rosa tomentella var. laevis, Rosa obtusifolia var. dunensis, Rosa concinna, Rosa sclerophylla, Rosa tomentella var. subsimplex, Rosa obtusifolia var. vouanensis, Rosa obtusifolia f. calegarii, Rosa obtusifolia f. nuda, Rosa tomentella var. pilosior, Rosa tomentella var. tridentina, Rosa obtusifolia var. sphaerocarpa, Rosa stebleri var. finitima, Rosa valesiaca, Rosa obtusifolia var. balcica, Rosa tomentella var. baldensis, Rosa tomentella var. missniensis, Rosa tomentella var. fischeri, Rosa obtusifolia var. prodanii, Rosa obtusifolia var. fascifoliata, Rosa tomentella f. concinna, Rosa tomentella f. sepioides, Rosa similata, Crepinia tomentella, Rosa tomentella subvar. sinuatidens, Rosa afzeliana f. robusta, Rosa obtusifolia var. pugetiana, Rosa obtusifolia var. typica, Rosa stebleri var. pedunculosa, Rosa villosula, Rosa × dumetorum var. bergstedtii, Rosa obtusifolia f. bonchidensis, Rosa obtusifolia f. minuta, Rosa tomentella subsp. borreri, Rosa obtusifolia f. similata, Rosa tomentella var. pedemontana, Rosa tomentella f. tirolensis, Rosa obtusifolia var. stantiensis, Rosa pycnocephala, Rosa communis var. carionii, Rosa stebleri var. favillosa, Rosa sepium var. klukii, Rosa obtusifolia var. bergstedtii, Rosa tomentella var. beatricis, Rosa tomentella subvar. concinna, Rosa tomentella var. misniensis, Rosa tomentella var. ferretiana, Rosa tomentella var. sclerophylla, Rosa obtusifolia var. fischeri, Rosa canina var. tomentella, Rosa afzeliana f. favillosa, Rosa tomentella var. adsharica, Rosa obtusifolia f. pseudoagrestis, Rosa friedlaenderiana, Rosa tomentella var. woronowii, Rosa tomentella f. sinuatidens, Rosa obtusifolia f. vallesiaca, Rosa afzeliana f. subtomentella, Rosa klukii var. trichophylla, Rosa tomentella var. borreri, Rosa tomentella var. halacsyi, Rosa tomentella var. tectiglanda, Rosa obtusifolia var. borreri, Rosa obtusifolia var. missniensis, Rosa obtusifolia var. simionescui, Rosa caryophyllacea var. nostrificata, Rosa tomentella var. rossii, Rosa tomentella var. typica, Rosa × nitidula var. sclerophylla, Rosa tomentella var. lavantina, Rosa obtusifolia var. hispidella, Rosa tomentella var. dissimilis, Rosa klukii var. macrophylla, Rosa tomentella var. monastirensis, Rosa tomentella var. friedlaenderiana, Rosa carionii, Rosa tomentella var. apricensis, Rosa obtusifolia var. fallens, Rosa obtusifolia subsp. tomentella, Rosa tomentella var. caucasica, Rosa obtusifolia f. pinacolensis, Rosa fedoseevii, Rosa afzeliana f. patens
Western Herbalism Properties
Botanical Description
Rosa balsamica, the balsam-scented dog rose (sometimes called Rosa tomentella in older floras), is a deciduous shrub of the Rosaceae forming a much-branched, arching bush 1-3 m tall, armed with stout curved prickles. It is native to much of Europe and southwestern Asia, occurring in hedgerows, woodland margins, and scrub on calcareous or loamy soils, and is one of a number of segregate microspecies within the Rosa canina aggregate. Leaves are pinnately compound with 5-7 elliptic to ovate leaflets that are softly hairy beneath, often glandular along the margins, and emit a faint balsamic or apple-like scent when bruised. In early summer the plant bears solitary or few-flowered cymes of pale to medium pink, five-petaled flowers about 4-5 cm across with a ring of yellow stamens. The fruit is an ellipsoidal to ovoid red hip 1-2 cm long topped by deciduous sepals.
Cultural & Historical Context
Traditional American Uses
None Documented
Chemistry & External Identifiers
Important Disclaimer
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