| Rosa majalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Subgenus: | Rosa |
| Section: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. majalis |
| Binomial name | |
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Rosa majalis Herrm. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rosa cinnamomea L. |
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Rosa cinnamomea L.
Rosa majalis J. Herrm. (syn. R. cinnamomea sensu L. 1759, non 1753;R. cinnamomea auct. non L.; cinnamon rose;double cinnamon rose) is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Rosa, native to forests of Europe and Siberia. It grows to 2 m. and yields edible hip fruits rich in vitamin C, which are used in medicine and to produce rose hip syrup.