Rosa spinosissima - Burnet rose

Burnet rose (Rosa spinosissima) is a low, thorny, suckering deciduous shrub native across temperate Eurasia, from Europe to western Siberia, Mongolia, and northern Africa.¹ It is extremely cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to -30°C.¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Rose hip

Type

• Rosa spp. - Rose
• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Attracting bees¹
• Hedge¹
• Soil stabilization¹

Footnotes

1. Rosa spinosissima | Useful Temperate Plants ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷