Rosaceae

French rose

Rosa gallica L.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa

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French rose (Rosa gallica) — FlowerPhoto: Miha Jurić, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (20)

Arabic: حوجم, ورد احمر, ورد بروفانس, ورد غالي, ورد غاليك
Basque: Frantses arrosa, Frantziar arrosa, Provinseko arrosa
Bulgarian: Галска роза
Catalan: Rosa gàl.lica
Chinese: 法国蔷薇
Czech: Růže galská, Růže nízká, Keltská růže
Dutch: Franse roos
English: French rose, Gallica, Gallica rose
Esperanto: Vinagra rozo
Finnish: Gallianruusu, Ranskanruusu
French: Rose de France, Rosier de France, Rosier de Provins
German: Essig-Rose, Essigrose
Hungarian: Bársonyrózsa
Polish: Róża francuska
Russian: Роза галльcкая, Роза крымская, Роза французская, Шиповник галльский, Шиповник крымский
Slovenian: Francoska vrtnica
Spanish: Rosal de Castilla, Rosal de Francia, Rosal de Provins
Swedish: Provinsros, Gallicaros
Turkish: Kırmızı frenk gülü
Ukrainian: Шипшина зарубчаста

Synonyms

Rosa arvina Krock.
Rosa assimilis Déségl.
Rosa atropurpurea (Boullu) Boullu
Rosa austriaca Crantz
Rosa austriaca f. calida (Borbás) Heinr.Braun
Rosa austriaca f. haplodonta Borbás
Rosa austriaca f. pannonica Wiesb.
Rosa austriaca f. pumila (Poir.) J.B.Keller
Rosa austriaca unranked magnifica (Borbás) J.B.Keller
Rosa austriaca unranked pygmaea Wallr.
Rosa austriaca var. atropurpurea Boullu
Rosa austriaca var. calida Borbás
Rosa austriaca var. cordifolia (Host) Borbás
Rosa austriaca var. dearmata (Borbás) Borbás
Rosa austriaca var. delanata (Borbás) Borbás
Rosa austriaca var. elata (Christ) Borbás
Rosa austriaca var. flaccida J.B.Keller
Rosa austriaca var. fruticans Borbás
Rosa austriaca var. haplodonta (Borbás) J.B.Keller
Rosa austriaca var. leiophylla Borbás
Rosa austriaca var. magnifica (Borbás) Borbás
Rosa austriaca var. officinalis (Andrews) P.V.Heath
Rosa austriaca var. pumila Poir.
Rosa austriaca var. subglandulosa Borbás
Rosa belgica Brot.
Rosa centifolia var. provincialis Bean
Rosa centifolia var. subnigra Andrews
Rosa centifolia var. tricolor Andrews
Rosa cordata Cariot
Rosa cordifolia Host
Rosa cordifolia f. parvifolia Prodan
Rosa cordifolia f. robustifolia Prodan
Rosa cordifolia var. robinifolia Vuk.
Rosa crenatula Chrshan.
Rosa crenulata Chrshan.
Rosa czackiana Besser
Rosa czakiana Besser
Rosa elata Christ
Rosa flectidenta Gand.
Rosa gallica f. acuta R.Keller

and 199 more.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 465 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Miha Jurić, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emanuel Kern, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: marcosaggioro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Sashko, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anne Maugé, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: judy_6, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.