Flower; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Foliage and flower; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Leaf; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1933 Date of entry: 14.05.2012 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Abyssinian rose
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2216)
Order: Rosales (123)
Family: Rosaceae (59)(family description)
Genus: Rosa (4)
Epithet: abyssinica R. Br. (3)
abyssinica => from Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
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