Rosaceae

  • Family

    Rosaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Rosaceae

  • Common Names

    Rose Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 100

    Number of species: 3,000

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is nearly cosmopolitan in distribution, but most common in temperate and subtropical parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Rosaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.