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Provence Rose

Rosa gallica

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Common names

28 names · 19 languages
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Other languages (18)
Dutch
French
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Arabic
  • ورد فرنسي[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 法国蔷薇[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 法國薔薇[2]
Czech
  • růže galská[2]
Finnish
  • gallianruusu[2]
German
Hungarian
  • parlagi rózsa[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ガリカバラ[2]
Polish
  • Róża francuska[2]
Russian
  • Шиповник галльский[2]
  • Шиповник французский[2]
Slovak
  • ruža galská[2]
Slovenian
  • francoski šipek[2]
Swedish
  • provinsros[2]
Turkish
  • Hokka Gülü[2]
Ukrainian
  • Шипшина французька[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Rosa gallica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Provence Rose — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Essigrose — results[1].names[12]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Apothecary's Rose — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • French Rose — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • provincial rose — results[1].names[20]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Red Rose of Lancaster — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rose de France — results[1].names[7]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rose de Provins — results[1].names[8]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rosier de France — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rosier de Provence — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rosa serpeggiante — results[1].names[22]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Franse roos — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
[2] Rosa gallica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Provence Rose — results[7].names[1]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Essigrose — results[7].names[12]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Apothecary's Rose — results[7].names[3]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • French Rose — results[7].names[2]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • provincial rose — results[7].names[20]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Red Rose of Lancaster — results[7].names[4]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rose de France — results[7].names[7]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rose de Provins — results[7].names[8]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rosier de France — results[7].names[5]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rosier de Provence — results[7].names[6]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Rosa serpeggiante — results[7].names[22]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Franse roos — results[7].names[10]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • růže galská — results[7].names[9]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • gallianruusu — results[7].names[11]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • ガリカバラ — results[7].names[13]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • ورد فرنسي — results[7].names[14]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Шиповник французский — results[7].names[15]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • 法国蔷薇 — results[7].names[16]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • provinsros — results[7].names[17]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • francoski šipek — results[7].names[18]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • 法國薔薇 — results[7].names[19]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • parlagi rózsa — results[7].names[21]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Шипшина французька — results[7].names[23]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Róża francuska — results[7].names[24]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • ruža galská — results[7].names[26]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Шиповник галльский — results[7].names[27]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
  • Hokka Gülü — results[7].names[28]; taxon id 167982; Rosa gallica.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Rosa gallica ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • French Rose (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 168642; taxon 6WWCX.
  • Essig-Rose (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 168641; taxon 6WWCX.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Rosa gallica is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rosaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Rosa species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3] [4]
Native range
Medit. to EC. & E. Europe and Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [5]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Provence Rose (Rosa gallica) is a shrub. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Rosa gallica — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2423770; ID 6WWCX; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2423770; ID 6WWCX; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Rosa species (top 277 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Rosa species (top 547 pt)

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  4. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Rosa species (top 592 pt)

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  5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Rosa gallica — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1442849; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1531060, 1531061, 1531062, 1531063, 1531065, 1531066, 1531068, 1531069, 1531073, 1531074, 1531075, 1531076, 1531077, 1531078, 1531079, 1531080, 1531082, 1531083, 1531084, 1531088, 1531089, 1531090, 1531091

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.