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Rosaceae

Smallflower sweetbrier

Rosa micrantha Borrer

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa

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Common names

By language (13)
Arabic
ورد صغير الأسدية
arz
ورد ميكرانتا
Azerbaijani
Xomutov itburnu
Catalan
Roser de flor petita
Chinese
小花蔷薇, 小花薔薇
Czech
Růže malokvětá
Dutch
Kleinbloemige roos
English
Smallflower sweetbrier
German
Kleinblütige Rose
Polish
Róża drobnokwiatowa
Slovenian
Drobnocvetni šipek
Swedish
Sydäppelros
Welsh
Drysïen bêr fân-flodeuog

Synonyms

  • Rosa chomutiviensis Chrshan. & Lasebna
  • Rosa leucidia Heinr.Braun
  • Rosa meridionalis Burm. & Gremli
  • Rosa viscaria subsp. micrantha (Borrer ex Sm.) Rouy

Characteristics

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

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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.