Honey bees
Nectar value
Unknown
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Burnet Rose
Rosa pimpinellifolia
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Creamy white flower of Rosa pimpinellifolia.
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Common names
5 names · 3 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Burnet Rose
- Scotch rose[1]
Other languages (2)
- Dutch
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- Duinroos
- Schotse roos
- French
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- Rosier pimprenelle
Sources & name notes (1)
Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.
[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗
Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.
Source records
- Scotch rose — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Rosa pimpinellifolia.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Botanical family
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Rosaceae
Genus-level classification for Rosa; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.
Sources [1]
Catalogue ratings
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 1.00 m high × 1.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit, Seed
- Functions
- Hedge, Fragrant
- Edibility
- 2 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Fruit - edible in both raw and cooked form. Despite its small size of up to 15 mm, this fruit has an unusually sweet and pleasant taste. Note that there is little flesh around the many seeds. The seed is notable for its high vitamin E content. It can be ground into powder and mixed with flour or added as a supplement to other foods. Be sure to remove the seed hairs thoroughly before consumption. A delicious tea can be made from these fruits with a fruity flavor, which is very rich in vitamin C, even richer than that of R. canina.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Rosa — 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: Botanical familyRelevant sections
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1900906; ID 63S6D; rank genus; status accepted
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