Rosaceae Week - Rosa rugosa var alba from Cardiff, Wales.

Neha Singh

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Oct 4, 2011, 4:09:24 AM10/4/11

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Hello friends,
This beautiful rose shrub was photographed at Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Rose haw of this sp. are edible and usually cooked & strained for jellies.

Common name- White rugosa rose
Habitat- Wild
Date- July 2010.

A intresting Link - http://www.paghat.com/rugosa3.html

Happy Rosaceae Week

Regards
Neha Singh

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Balkar Arya

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Oct 4, 2011, 9:15:16 AM10/4/11

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Nice pics and Link Neha Ji

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
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mani nair

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Oct 4, 2011, 1:54:54 PM10/4/11

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Beautiful roses. I think in the first photo they are seeds.
Regards,
Mani.

On 10/4/11, Balkar Arya <balka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice pics and Link Neha Ji
>
> On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Neha Singh <neha.v...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello friends,
>> This beautiful rose shrub was photographed at Cardiff,
>> Wales, UK.
>> Rose haw of this sp. are edible and usually cooked & strained for jellies
>> .
>>

>> Common name-* *White rugosa rose

Madhuri Pejaver

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Oct 4, 2011, 2:07:05 PM10/4/11

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What a beauty

thanks for sharing

Madhuri

Neha Singh

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Oct 5, 2011, 2:08:01 AM10/5/11

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Thank you all.

Yes Mani sir, each fruit, called a rose hip / haw , holds a few achenes.

Regards
Neha

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