Apple rose
Rosa villosa
Synonyms: Rosa versicolor, Rosa friburgensis, Rosa pomifera subvar. umbratica, Rosa villosa var. ubayana, Rosa gaudinii, Rosa pomifera var. adenoclada, Rosa pomifera var. hausmannii, Rosa omissa subvar. christii, Rosa villosa var. chenevardii, Rosa pomifera f. duplex, Rosa villosa var. arvernensis, Rosa villosa var. gaillardii, Rosa villosa var. meridionalis, Rosa villosa var. pseudomollis, Rosa pomifera var. peccienensis, Rosa villosa var. sancti-andreae, Rosa pomifera var. resinosa, Rosa minuta, Rosa longisepala, Rosa dicksonii, Rosa ciliatopetala, Rosa terebinthina, Rosa villosa var. alpina, Rosa mollis var. coerulescens, Rosa pomifera var. murithii, Rosa pomifera f. apennina, Rosa pomifera var. friburgensis, Rosa villosa f. hispida, Rosa villosa var. minuta, Rosa villosa var. minima, Rosa gombensis, Rosa arduennensis, Rosa villosa var. typica, Rosa longicruris, Rosa villosa f. meridionalis, Rosa pomifera var. dysadenophylla, Rosa pomifera subvar. hausmannii, Rosa villosa var. pimpinellifolia, Rosa villosa f. lagenoides, Rosa villosa var. pomifera, Rosa pomifera f. perglandulosa, Rosa villosa var. gallaecica, Rosa villosa f. auriensis, Rosa villosa var. pseudopomifera, Rosa pomifera subvar. glabrescens, Rosa lesurina, Rosa pomifera f. rhaetica, Rosa villosa var. scabra, Rosa villosa var. variegata, Rosa villosa var. inaequipes, Rosa pomifera f. gaudinii, Rosa villosa var. altobracensis, Rosa pomifera var. ogensis, Rosa pomifera subsp. apennina, Rosa villosa var. corymbosa, Rosa villosa f. minutidentata, Rosa villosa f. perusiana, Rosa pomifera var. lagenoides, Rosa longicruris var. typica, Rosa villosa f. microphylla, Rosa villosa f. gaudinii, Rosa pomifera var. eglandulosa, Rosa pomifera f. jurana, Rosa proxima, Rosa villosa var. leeana, Rosa pomifera var. personata, Rosa pomifera var. glandulosa, Rosa villosa var. bernardii, Rosa villosa var. montana, Rosa villosa var. pyrenaea, Rosa pomifera var. rhoensis, Rosa vayredae var. umbrosa, Rosa villosa var. pyrifera, Rosa mollissima var. arduennensis, Rosa alpicola, Rosa villosa var. vayredae, Rosa villosa var. discolor, Rosa villosa f. inermis, Rosa alpina var. galloecica, Rosa murithii, Rosa pomifera var. balneana, Rosa pomifera subsp. gaudinii, Rosa osmodendron, Rosa villosa f. glabrescens, Rosa pomifera var. leiocarpa, Rosa villosa subsp. mollibahusiensis, Rosa villosa f. pinnatifida, Rosa villosa subrubiginosa, Rosa villosa var. bolqueriana, Rosa mollibahusiensis, Rosa villosa var. gedrensis, Rosa pomifera f. engadinensis, Rosa franzonii, Rosa villosa var. leiocarpa, Rosa pomifera subsp. personata, Rosa pomifera subsp. glandulosa, Rosa villosa var. moutinii, Rosa villosa f. velutina, Rosa villosa var. recondita, Rosa villosa var. obtusata, Rosa recondita, Rosa pomifera var. schulzei, Rosa villosa subvar. spinifera, Rosa mollissima var. archetypa, Rosa villosa var. iserana, Rosa villosa var. dumicola, Rosa pomifera f. borbasii, Rosa pomifera subvar. gaudinii, Rosa villosa f. platyacantha, Rosa villosa f. glandulosa, Rosa mollis var. glandulosa, Rosa pomifera subvar. leventinensis, Rosa pomifera var. exadenophylla, Rosa villosa var. sylvestris, Rosa pomifera f. setulifera, Rosa resinosa var. arenaria, Rosa villosa var. glabrata, Rosa longicruris var. lesurina, Rosa villosa f. gibellii, Rosa pomifera var. engadinensis, Rosa villosa var. murana, Rosa villosa f. longipedunculata, Rosa villosa f. exadenophylla, Rosa pomifera var. semproniana, Rosa pomifera f. gombensis, Rosa pomifera f. proxima, Rosa pomifera f. contracta, Rosa villosa var. obtusa, Rosa villosa var. foreziensis, Rosa villosa var. galloecica, Rosa villosa var. vogesiaca, Rosa villosa var. oblongata, Rosa pomifera f. semproniana, Rosa venusta f. christii, Rosa vayredae, Rosa resinosa f. umbratica, Rosa alpinominuta, Rosa mollis var. resinosa, Rosa villosa var. duplex, Rosa dicksoniana, Rosa villosa f. adenocaulis, Rosa cognata, Rosa pomifera var. calvissima, Rosa pomifera var. gibellii, Rosa villosa var. gotthardii, Rosa villosa subsp. molliovatidens, Rosa mollis f. glandulosa, Rosa pomifera f. longicruris, Rosa pomifera subvar. exadenophylla, Rosa grenieri, Rosa pomifera f. typica, Rosa villosa var. terebinthina, Pugetia pomifera, Rosa villosa var. pseudogrenieri, Rosa alpina var. gallaecica, Rosa sancti-andreae, Rosa longicruris var. microphylla, Rosa villosa f. glabrata, Rosa pomifera subsp. eupomifera, Rosa pomifera var. mollis, Rosa pomifera f. sericea, Rosa villosa var. foreciensis, Rosa pomifera f. dalensis, Rosa pomifera var. proxima, Rosa bonnieri, Rosa pomifera f. grenieri, Rosa villosa var. longipes, Rosa pomifera, Rosa villosa f. longipes, Rosa mollis var. genuina, Rosa villosa var. vulgaris, Rosa villosa f. obtusata, Rosa pomifera var. zamorana, Rosa resinosa var. pyrifera, Rosa villosa var. resinosa, Rosa glutinosa, Rosa villosa f. adenoclada, Rosa baenitzii, Rosa pomifera var. christii, Rosa pomifera f. franzonii, Rosa pomifera subvar. minuta, Rosa villosa subsp. pomifera, Rosa villosa var. grenieri, Rosa villosa var. terebinthinacea, Rosa pomifera subsp. typica, Rosa anoplantha, Rosa borissovae, Rosa longicruris var. godroniana, Rosa mollis var. arduennensis, Rosa villosa var. candicans, Rosa cardanica, Rosa pomifera f. decalvata, Rosa pomifera subsp. grenieri, Rosa pomifera f. recondita, Rosa villosa var. nana, Rosa pomifera subvar. sericea, Rosa mollis f. badalianae, Rosa pomifera var. recondita, Rosa villosa var. planosphaeroidea, Rosa resinosa var. molliformis, Rosa pomifera var. ciliatopetala, Rosa villosa var. agriensis, Rosa leeana, Rosa villosa evratiana, Rosa pomifera var. franzonii, Rosa pomifera subvar. adenoclados, Rosa villosa f. haplodonta, Pugetia resinosa, Rosa pomifera subvar. typica, Rosa longicruris var. gombensis, Rosa resinosa, Rosa mollis var. vayredae, Rosa villosa var. cardanica, Rosa pomifera subsp. recondita, Rosa pomifera var. grenieri, Rosa villosa var. nuda, Rosa villosa var. archetypa, Rosa villosa var. mana, Rosa villosa var. franzonii, Rosa pomifera subsp. resinosa, Rosa villosa f. foreziensis, Rosa resinosa var. glabrata, Rosa villosa var. umbratica, Rosa villosa f. rhoensis, Rosa pomifera var. coerulescens, Rosa ledebourii, Rosa villosa subsp. alpicola, Rosa × suberecta var. glabrata, Rosa pomifera f. murithii, Rosa pomifera f. anoplantha, Rosa eglanteria var. villosa, Rosa pomifera f. friburgensis, Rosa villosa var. hispida, Rosa villosa var. concavifolia, Rosa personata
Gallery
Botanical Description
Rosa villosa, the apple rose or downy rose, is a medium-sized deciduous shrub of the Rosaceae family native to central, southern, and south-eastern Europe and adjacent south-western Russia. It typically grows one to two metres tall, forming an open, suckering thicket of erect or arching stems armed with slender, mostly straight, scattered prickles. The alternate pinnate leaves bear five to seven elliptical to ovate, doubly toothed leaflets that are softly grey-green and densely hairy on both surfaces, releasing a faint resinous fragrance when crushed. In early summer the plant produces solitary or small clusters of five-petalled flowers four to six centimetres across, the petals deep pink and notched at the tip. The fruit is a large, rounded, bright red, downy hip up to three centimetres across, rich in vitamin C and persistent into autumn.
Cultural & Historical Context
Traditional American Uses
None Documented
Chemistry & External Identifiers
Important Disclaimer
This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before using any herbal remedy, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking medications.