Rosa × damascena

species of plant
Taxon hybrid_taxon Q578904
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Summary

Rosa × damascena is a hybrid taxon[1]. It draws 2,905 Wikipedia views per month (hybrid taxon category, ranking #1,403 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: nothospecies[4]
  • Parent taxon: Rosa[5]
  • Taxon name: Rosa × damascena[6]
  • Commons category: Rosa × damascena[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rosa × damascena[8]
  • Commons gallery: Rosa × damascena[9]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 37[10], Ботанический словарь[11]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=5328[12]
  • Hybrid of: Rosa fedtschenkoana[13], Rosa gallica[14], Rosa moschata[15]
  • This taxon is source of: rose petals[16], Bulgarian rose oil[17], smell of Bulgarian rose[18], smell of Turkish rose[19], fragrance of Taif rose[20], rose absolute[21]
  • Short name: R. damascena[22]
  • Taxon common name: damask rose[23], 大马士革蔷薇[24], 突厥蔷薇[25], roža damaščanka[26]
  • Different from: Wardh Taifi[27]

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Identifiers

Rosa × damascena's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1455863[28]. Rosa × damascena's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3765[29]. Rosa × damascena's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 622606[30]. Rosa × damascena's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7390572[31]. Rosa × damascena's ITIS TSN is recorded as 24824[32].

Why It Matters

Rosa × damascena has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Rosa × damascena receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hybrid of → Rosa fedtschenkoana, Rosa gallica, Rosa moschata
    Instance of → hybrid taxon
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: hybrid taxon"
  2. 6w ago · 高晶 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → nothospecies
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Taxon rank: nothospecies"
  3. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i103210
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12642171-n
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  4. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3j6g5o
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  5. 16w ago · AdamSeattle · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of → rose petals, Bulgarian rose oil, smell of Bulgarian rose +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ This taxon is source of: rose absolute"
  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of → rose petals, Bulgarian rose oil, smell of Bulgarian rose +3
    Parent taxon → Rosa
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Wardh Taifi
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007540965905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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