Species Roses of the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden

Photographed by Ken Walker


The UC Berkeley Botanical Garden has an significant collection of rose species from throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
R. banksiae normalis
 Rosa banksiae normalis, native to central and western China
Photo: Ken Walker, 2 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1000 sec. F2.6
R. californica
 Rosa californica, native to western United States
Photo: Ken Walker, 26 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1700 sec. F5.6
R. canina
 Rosa canina, The Dog Rose, native to Europe and western Asia
Photo: Ken Walker, 26 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1400 sec. F4.4
R. chinensis
 R. chinensis, native to western China. This is a very important ancestor of modern roses.
Photo: Ken Walker, 18 April 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1700 sec. F3.1
R. chinensis, double
 Rosa chinensis, double
Photo: Ken Walker, 2 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/300 sec. F2.8
R. eglanteria
 Rosa eglanteria, Sweet Briar, native to Europe into western Asia.
Photo: Ken Walker, 30 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/2000 sec. F3.7
R. foetida bicolor
 Rosa foetida bicolor, Austrian Copper. This variety of R. foetida probably originated from Turkey or central Asia.
Photo: Ken Walker, 6 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/110 sec. F3.4
R. galica officinalis
 Rosa galica officinalis, The Apothecary's Rose. The galica roses are native to Europe and the Middle East.
Photo: Ken Walker, 30 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/2000 sec. F3.7
R. gymnocarpa
 Rosa gymnocarpa, The Little Wood Rose, native to western United States.
Photo: Ken Walker, 6 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/150 sec. F2.4
R. helenae
 Rosa helena, native to China
Photo: Ken Walker, 16 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/720 sec. F4.4
R. kamtchatica
 Rosa kamtchatica, native to Kamtchatka
Photo: Ken Walker, 6 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/90 sec. F3.1
R. moschata
 Rosa moschata, native to southern Europe and the Middle East
Photo: Ken Walker, 30 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/860 sec. F3.1
R. pinetorum
 Rosa pinetorum, native to western United States
Photo: Ken Walker, 13 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1700 sec. F5.6
R. roxburghii
 Rosa roxburghii, native to western China
Photo: Ken Walker, 26 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/75 sec. F3.1
R. roxburghii, double
 Rosa roxburghii, double
Photo: Ken Walker, 16 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/1700 sec. F4.0
R. rugosa
 Rosa rugosa, native to north eastern Asia. This extremely hardy, repeat-blomming rose is important in the development of many moder shrub roses.
Photo: Ken Walker, 16 May 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/2000 sec. F3.1
R. sertata multijuga
 Rosa sertata mulijuga, native to China
Photo: Ken Walker, 13 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/75 sec. F2.4
R. soulieana
 Rosa souleana, native to western China
Photo: Ken Walker, 10 July 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/250 sec. F3.1
R. woodsii var ultramontana
 Rosa woodsii var ultrmontana, native to western North America
Photo: Ken Walker, 26 June 1999, Sony DSC-D700, 1/150 sec. F2.4
 Copyright 1999 Kenneth Walker
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