Rosaceae FAMILY

Rosa × damascena

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

There is a layer of hairs around the seeds just beneath the flesh of the fruit. These hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract if ingested.

Botanical Description

Rosa x damascena is a very prickly, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 2 metres tall. The Damask Rose has been cultivated n Europe since at least the early 16th century, being valued as an ornamental and medicinal plant, and as the source of a high quality essential oil[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. The plant has also been used in various ways as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia? This species is a hybrid of garden origin.

HabitatNot known in a truly wild situation, this species is probably a hybrid involving R. centifolia[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].