Rosa agrestis

Not to be confused with Rosa arvensis.

Rosa agrestis, the small-leaved sweet briar, field briar or fieldbriar, is a species of wild rose native to Europe, found mostly in southern Europe and occasionally as far as the Caucasus. Sources differ on whether it can be found in northern Africa and Anatolia.

Rosa agrestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rosa
Species:	R. agrestis
Binomial name
Rosa agrestis Savi[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Rosa agrestis subsp. caryophyllacea E.Schenk Rosa agrestis subsp. pubescens (Rapin ex Reut.) E.Schenk Rosa arvatica Puget ex Baker Rosa elliptica auct. angl.,p.p.1298 Rosa elliptica subsp. inodora (Fr.) Schwertschl. Rosa gisellae Koehne (spelling variant) Rosa gizellae Borb s Rosa graveolens subsp. eriophora (Gren.) Arcang. Rosa graveolens subsp. nuda (Gren.) Arcang. Rosa haringiana (Heinr.Braun) Fritsch Rosa hispanica H.Christ Rosa kostrakiewiczii (Popek) Popek Rosa sepium Thuill. Rosa viscaria subsp. agrestis (Savi) Rouy

A dog rose,^{[citation needed]} it is in the subgenus Rosa, section Caninae, and subsection Rubigineae.^{[citation needed]}

It is a close relative of, and very similar to the sweet briar, Rosa rubiginosa, but with smaller leaves, white to blush petals, and very little odor from either the flowers or the leaves.^{[citation needed]} Although it may be cultivated, most gardeners prefer the sweet briar for its scented foliage and pink flowers.^{[citation needed]}

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  In fruit; ripe hips are retained on the plant
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  It may reach 3 m