Rosaceae

Cinnamon rose

Rosa cinnamomea L.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa

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Cinnamon rose: Rosa majalis — Photo: Alain BIGOU, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (24)

Arabic: ورد أيار
arz: ورد مجالس
ba: Гөлйемеш
Belarusian: Ружа майская, Ружа траўневая, Шыпшына карычная, Ружа карычная, Шыпшына траўневая
Bulgarian: Майска шипка
Chinese: 肉桂蔷薇, 肉桂薔薇
Czech: Růže májová
Danish: Majrose, Maj-rose
Dutch: Kaneelroos
English: Cinnamon rose, Cinnamom rose, Double cinnamon rose
Esperanto: Cinamo-rozo, Maja rozo
Estonian: Mets-kibuvits
Finnish: Metsäruusu, Piharuusu, Nurmiruusu
French: Rosier cannelle
German: Zimt-Rose, Zimtrose, Mai-Rose, Pfingstrose
hsb: Skoricowa róža
Latvian: Rudā roze
Lithuanian: Miškinis erškėtis
Norwegian Bokmål: Kanelrose
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kanelrose
Polish: Róża girlandowa
Russian: Шиповник майский, Роза коричная, Роза майская, Роза Ольги, Шиповник коричный, Шиповник Ольги
Swedish: Kanelros
Ukrainian: Шипшина корична, Шипшина травнева

Synonyms

Bakeria malyi (A.Kern.) Gand.
Ozanonia alpina (L.) Gand.
Rosa adenophora Kit.
Rosa adenophora var. eriocephala J.B.Keller & Formánek
Rosa adenosepala (Borbás) Borbás
Rosa adenosepala f. levilagensis Borbás
Rosa adjecta Déségl.
Rosa adjecta var. genuina Heinr.Braun
Rosa adjecta var. semisimplex (Borbás) Heinr.Braun
Rosa affinis Sternb.
Rosa alpina L.
Rosa alpina f. adenophora (Kit.) Borbás
Rosa alpina f. adenosepala Borbás
Rosa alpina f. adjecta (Déségl.) Borbás
Rosa alpina f. atrichophylla Borbás
Rosa alpina f. curtidens Christ
Rosa alpina f. inermis Sennen
Rosa alpina f. laevis Ser. ex H.Christ
Rosa alpina f. levipes Borbás
Rosa alpina f. pirifera Kmet ex Borbás
Rosa alpina f. pleiantha Borbás
Rosa alpina f. pyrenaica (Gouan) Christ
Rosa alpina f. scabriuscula Christ
Rosa alpina f. semisimplex Borbás
Rosa alpina f. stenodonta Borbás
Rosa alpina f. typica Hegi
Rosa alpina subf. anadena Kupcsok
Rosa alpina subsp. aculeata (Ser.) Arcang.
Rosa alpina subsp. brachyclada (Burnat & Gremli) Arcang.
Rosa alpina subsp. laevis (Desv.) Arcang.
Rosa alpina subsp. monspeliaca (Gouan) Nyman
Rosa alpina subsp. pyrenaica (Gouan) Nyman
Rosa alpina subvar. intercalaris (Déségl.) Nyman
Rosa alpina unranked debilis Thory
Rosa alpina unranked globosa (Desv.) J.B.Keller
Rosa alpina unranked intercalaris (Déségl.) J.B.Keller
Rosa alpina unranked subgentilis J.B.Keller
Rosa alpina unranked vulgaris Thory
Rosa alpina var. aculeata Ser.
Rosa alpina var. adenophylla C.A.Mey.

and 342 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Alain BIGOU, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gerhard Nitter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.