List of Rosa species

Subgenera and sections

• Hulthemia containing one or two species from southwest Asia, R. persica and R.berberifolia which are the only roses without compound leaves or stipules.
• Hesperrhodos has two species, both from southwestern North America. These are R. minutifolia and R. stellata.
• Platyrhodon with one species from east Asia, R. roxburghii.
• Rosa containing all the other roses. This subgenus is subdivided into 11 sections.
• *Banksianae – white and yellow roses from China
• *Bracteatae – three species, two from China and one from India
• *Caninae – pink and white species from Asia, Europe and North Africa
• *Carolinae – white, pink, and bright pink species all from North America
• *Chinensis – white, pink, yellow, red and mixed-color roses from China and Burma
• *Gallicanae – pink to crimson and striped roses from western Asia and Europe
• *Gymnocarpae – a small group distinguished by a deciduous receptacle on the hip; one species in western North America, the others in east Asia
• *Laevigatae – a single white species from China
• *Pimpinellifoliae – white, pink, bright yellow, mauve and striped roses from Asia and Europe
• *Rosa - white, pink, lilac, mulberry and red roses from everywhere but North Africa
• *Synstylae – white, pink, and crimson roses from all areas

  Selected species

• Rosa abyssinica
• Rosa acicularis – arctic rose, prickly rose
• Rosa agrestis - fieldbriar
• Rosa × alba
• Rosa alexandrae
• Rosa alpina
• Rosa anemoniflora
• Rosa arkansana – wild prairie rose, Arkansas rose
• Rosa arvensis – field rose, trailing rose
• Rosa azerbaidshanica
• Rosa banksiae
• Rosa beggeriana –
• R. berberifolia – syn. R. persica var. berberifolia
• Rosa blanda – smooth rose
• Rosa bracteata – Chicksaw Rose, Macartney Rose
• Rosa bridgesii
• Rosa brunonii – Himalayan musk rose, Brown's musk rose
• Rosa californica – California wild rose
• Rosa canina – dog rose
• Rosa carolina – Carolina rose, pasture rose
• Rosa centifolia cristata – crested moss
• Rosa × centifolia
• Rosa chinensis var. spontanea – China rose
• Rosa cinnamomea
• Rosa clinophylla
• Rosa × coryana
• Rosa corymbifera
• Rosa cuspidata
• Rosa cymosa
• Rosa × damascena
• Rosa davidii – Father David's rose
• Rosa dumalis – glaucous dog rose, often considered a synonym of R. canina
• Rosa dumetorum
• Rosa ecae
• Rosa eglanteria
• Rosa elegantula – Threepenny Bit Rose
• Rosa elliptica
• Rosa farreri Stapf ex Cox – Farrer's "Threepenny-bit Rose"
• Rosa fedtschenkoana
• Rosa filipes
• Rosa floribunda
• Rosa foetida – Austrian briar
• Rosa foliolosa
• Rosa forrestiana
• Rosa gallica – French rose, rose of Provins
• Rosa gentiliana
• Rosa gigantea
• Rosa giraldii
• Rosa glandulosa
• Rosa glauca – redleaf rose
• Rosa gymnocarpa
• Rosa helenae
• Rosa hemisphaerica – sulphur rose
• Rosa henryi
• Rosa holodonta
• Rosa hugonis – Father Hugo's rose, Golden Rose of China
• Rosa involucrata
• Rosa × kochiana
• Rosa kokanica
• Rosa kordesii
• Rosa laevigata – Cherokee rose, camellia rose, Mardan rose
• Rosa laxa
• Rosa longicuspis
• Rosa luciae
• Rosa lucida
• Rosa lutea
• Rosa × macrantha
• Rosa macrophylla
• Rosa majalis – cinnamon rose
• Rosa maximowicziana
• Rosa micrantha
• Rosa minutifolia
• Rosa mollis
• Rosa moschata – musk rose
• Rosa moyesii
• Rosa moyesii var. rosea
• Rosa mulliganii
• Rosa multibracteata
• Rosa multiflora – multiflora rose
• Rosa nitida
• Rosa numerosa
• Rosa nutkana – Nootka rose, Nutka rose
• Rosa obtusifolia
• Rosa × odorata
• Rosa × odorata var. gigantea
• Rosa omeiensis
• Rosa omissa
• Rosa oxyacantha
• Rosa palustris – swamp rose
• Rosa pendulina – alpine rose
• Rosa persica
• Rosa phoenicia
• Rosa pimpinellifolia – burnet rose, Scots rose
• Rosa pinetorum
• Rosa pisocarpa
• Rosa polyantha var. grandiflora
• Rosa pomifera
• Rosa pouzinii
• Rosa prattii
• Rosa primula – incense rose
• Rosa roxburghii – chestnut rose, burr rose
• Rosa rubiginosa – sweetbriar, eglantine
• Rosa rubrifolia
• Rosa rugosa – rugosa rose, Ramanas rose, Japanese rose
• Rosa salictorum
• Rosa sempervirens – evergreen rose
• Rosa seraphinii
• Rosa sericea – winged rose
• Rosa setigera – climbing rose
• Rosa setipoda
• Rosa sherardii
• Rosa sicula
• Rosa simplicifolia
• Rosa sinica
• Rosa soulieana
• Rosa spinosissima
• Rosa spithamea
• Rosa squarrosa
• Rosa stellata – gooseberry rose, Sacramento rose
• *Rosa stellata var. mirifica
• Rosa suffulta
• Rosa sulphurea
• Rosa × toddiae
• Rosa villosa
• Rosa virginiana
• Rosa willmottiae
• Rosa woodsii – mountain rose
• Rosa xanthina – Manchu rose