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Rosaceae

Rosaceae
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JANAS 33(1)
LEAVES: alternate (except Coleogyne), stipulate, simple to compound or dissected. PLANT: Plants herbaceous or woody. INFLORESCENCE: usually more or less cymose. FLOWERS: perfect, actinomorphic, often bearing 5 bracteoles; hypanthium bearing sepals, petals, and stamens; sepals usually 5; petals usually 5, distinct, often showy; stamens usually 10 many in whorls of 5; receptacle sometimes enlarged; pistils 1 many, each of 1 5 carpels, the ovaries superior to inferior. FRUIT: an achene, follicle, drupe, pome, hip, aggregate or accessory. x = 7 9, 14 17. NOTES: Ca. 100 genera, ca. 3,000 spp., worldwide, concentrated in temperate and subtropical n. hemisphere. Many cultivated for fruits (Fragaria, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Rubus, etc.) and as ornamentals (Crataegus, Pyracantha, Rosa, Sorbus, Spiraea, etc.). REFERENCES: Brasher, Jeffrey W. 2001. Rosaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 33(1).
Species within checklist: County Checklists: Monroe
Agrimonia parviflora
Media resource of Agrimonia parviflora
Agrimonia pubescens
Media resource of Agrimonia pubescens
Agrimonia rostellata
Media resource of Agrimonia rostellata
Amelanchier arborea
Media resource of Amelanchier arborea
Crataegus crus-galli
Media resource of Crataegus crus-galli
Crataegus pruinosa
Media resource of Crataegus pruinosa
Crataegus punctata
Media resource of Crataegus punctata
Drymocallis arguta
Media resource of Drymocallis arguta
Duchesnea indica
Media resource of Duchesnea indica
Geum canadense
Media resource of Geum canadense
Geum laciniatum
Media resource of Geum laciniatum
Geum vernum
Media resource of Geum vernum
Geum virginianum
Media resource of Geum virginianum
Malus coronaria
Media resource of Malus coronaria
Malus pumila
Media resource of Malus pumila
Potentilla norvegica
Media resource of Potentilla norvegica
Potentilla recta
Media resource of Potentilla recta
Potentilla simplex
Media resource of Potentilla simplex
Prunus americana
Media resource of Prunus americana
Prunus avium
Media resource of Prunus avium
Prunus mahaleb
Media resource of Prunus mahaleb
Prunus persica
Media resource of Prunus persica
Prunus rivularis
Media resource of Prunus rivularis
Pyrus calleryana
Media resource of Pyrus calleryana
Rosa palustris
Media resource of Rosa palustris
Rosa rubiginosa
Media resource of Rosa rubiginosa
Rosa setigera
Media resource of Rosa setigera
Rubus allegheniensis
Media resource of Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus flagellaris
Media resource of Rubus flagellaris
Rubus occidentalis
Media resource of Rubus occidentalis
Rubus pensilvanicus
Media resource of Rubus pensilvanicus
Sorbus aucuparia
Media resource of Sorbus aucuparia
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