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*the rosaceae (rose) family is a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2,950 known species in 91 genera*
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(the name is derived from the type genus “rosa”)
(among the most species-rich genera are Alchemilla (270), Sorbus (260), Crataegus (260), Cotoneaster (260), Rubus (250), and Prunus (plums, cherries, peaches, apricots, and almonds) with about 200 species)
(however, all of these numbers should be seen as estimates – much taxonomic work remains)
(the ‘rosaceae’ family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees)
(most species are ‘deciduous’, but some are ‘evergreen’)
(they have a worldwide range, but are most diverse in the ‘Northern Hemisphere’)
(several economically important products come from the “rosaceae”, including many edible fruits (such as
apples,
pears, quinces, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, raspberries, loquats, and strawberries), almonds, and ornamental trees and shrubs (such as roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns,
‘rowans’
‘hawthorns’
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