The Evergreen rose, Rosa sempervirens in the family Rosaceae

Rosaceae

Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...

, is a climbing perennial with very prickly stems.

It grows mostly in maquis

Maquis shrubland

thumb|220px|Low Maquis in Corsica.220px|thumb|High macchia in Sardinia.Maquis or macchia is a shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs such as holm oak, tree heath, strawberry tree, sage, juniper, buckthorn, spurge olive and myrtle...

 or in sheltered valleys in southern France

France

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, in the Mediterranean climate

Mediterranean climate

A Mediterranean climate is the climate typical of most of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate...

 region.

Description

The Rosa sempervirens leaves are glossy, compound-pinnate and as one would expect evergreen. Its flowers are white and appear in spring and early summer. The fruit is shiny red.

See also

• Rosa anemoniflora
  Rosa anemoniflora
  Rosa anemoniflora is a species of rose....
  
  = Rosa sempervirens var. anemoniflora