Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis

Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis is a shrub.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis 11.1 History 11.2 Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis was already described and the name validly published by François Crépin. It was not until 1893, however, that Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis is a variety in the genus Rosa (rose) which contains 149 species and belongs to the family of the Rosaceae (Rose Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The shrubs grow to a height of approximately 3 meters.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis is a decidious plant with imparipinnate leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another. They are elliptic with serrate margins.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are five-petaled and pink. The plants bloom from June to July. The flowers are arranged solitary.

The red fruits are hips. They develop in summer.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis is native to Japan.

[edit] Cultivation

Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis prefers a sunny to half shady site and can withstand temperatures down to -45,5º C. It grows best in sandy or pebbly, loamy soil that is dry to moderately moist.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

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[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis

[edit] History

[edit] Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Rosa acicularis var. nipponensisfr:Rosa acicularis var. nipponensis