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Angiospermae; Scientific name Common name Family FIA Code (US) Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family)
The family also includes popular ornamental trees and shrubs, such as roses, meadowsweets, rowans, firethorns, and photinias. [ 10 ] Among the most species-rich genera in the family are Alchemilla (270), Sorbus (260), Crataegus (260), Cotoneaster (260), Rubus (250), [ 9 ] and Prunus (200), which contains the plums , cherries , peaches ...
Rosa majalis (syn. R. cinnamomea sensu L. 1759, non 1753; [1] R. cinnamomea auct. non L.; cinnamon rose; [2] double cinnamon rose [3]) is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Rosa, native to forests of Europe and Siberia.
Photinia (/ f oʊ ˈ t ɪ n i ə, f ə-/ [3] [4] [5]) is a genus of about 30 species of small trees and large shrubs, but the taxonomy has recently varied greatly, [when?] with the genera Heteromeles, Stranvaesia and Aronia sometimes included in Photinia. They are a part of the rose family (Rosaceae) and related to the apple.
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /). [5] [6] The term 'angiosperm' is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον / angeion ('container, vessel') and σπέρμα / sperma ('seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit.
Cotoneaster / k ə ˈ t oʊ n iː ˈ æ s t ər / [1] is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. [2]
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Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose, beach rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, or letchberry) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on beach coasts, often on sand dunes. [1]