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Plants & Trees
Red Rose
Cultivated flower · Rosa
Anthocyanin pigments produce the red; thorns (properly, prickles) deter herbivores. Selectively bred for 5,000 years, roses are among the oldest ornamental plants of human civilisation.
Key specifications
Species
300+
Cultivars
30,000+
Petal phyllotaxy
137.5° spiral
Rose-otto oil
~5 t petals / kg
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