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Rosa californica

Flowering Plants

Rosa californica, known as the California wildrose or California rose, is a species of rose native to the U.S. states of California and Oregon and the northern part of Baja California, Mexico. It grows in chaparral, woodlands, and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Rosa californica 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Rosaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Rosa californica

In Biome

Chaparral, Biomes
Source Rosa californica (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Rosa californica (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q143186 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 391350
    Rosa californica, the California wildrose, or California rose, is a species of rose native to the U.S. states of California and Oregon and the northern part of Baja California, Mexico.
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 391350
    The plant is native to chaparral and woodlands and the Sierra Nevada foothills, and can survive drought, though it grows most abundantly in moist soils near water sources.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 391350
    Other tribes leverage the roses' medicinal properties.
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Wikipedia intro: "s of California and Oregon and the northern part of Baja California, Mexico. The plant is native to chaparral and woodlands and the Sierra Nevada foothills, and..."
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Rosa californica
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Rosales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12440
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12440
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Rosales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Rosa californica
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3006252, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 3006252, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Rosaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12495
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12495
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Rosales","family":"Rosaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"African cherry, stinkwood","language":"EN"},{"name":"Ciruelo africano","language":"ES"},{"name":"Prunier d'Afrique","language":"FR"},{"name":"蔷薇科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Rosa californica
Child Taxon Of: Rosaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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