The

rose A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...

subfamily Rosoideae consists of more than 850

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

, including many

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

s, perennial

herb Herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distingu ...

s, and fruit plants such as

strawberries The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The genus ''Fragaria'', the strawberries, is in the rose family, Rosaceae. The fruit is appreciated f ...

and brambles. Only a few are annual herbs. The circumscription of the Rosoideae is still not wholly certain; recent genetic research has resulted in several changes at the

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

level and the removal from Rosoideae of some genera (notably '' Cercocarpus'', '' Cowania'', '' Dryas'' and '' Purshia'') previously included in the subfamily.

Genera

* '' Acaena'' – bidibidis * '' Agrimonia'' – agrimonies * ''

Alchemilla ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

'' – lady's mantles * '' Aphanes'' – parsley-pierts (sometimes in ''Alchemilla'') * '' Aremonia'' * ''

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

'' – silverweeds (sometimes in ''Potentilla'') * '' Bencomia'' * '' Chamaerhodos'' Bunge – little-rose * '' Cliffortia'' * '' Coluria'' * '' Comarum'' (formerly in ''Potentilla'') * '' Dasiphora'' – woody cinquefoils (formerly in ''Potentilla'') * '' Dendriopoterium'' (currently in ''Sanguisorba'') * '' Drymocallis'' – sticky cinquefoils (formerly in ''Potentilla'') * '' Fallugia'' * ''

Filipendula ''Filipendula'' is a genus of 12 species of perennial plant, perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Well-known species include meadowsweet (''Filipendula ulmaria' ...

'' * ''

Fragaria ''Fragaria'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. There are more than 20 described species and many Hybrid plant, hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberr ...

'' – strawberries * '' Geum'' – avenses * '' Hagenia'' – African redwood * '' Leucosidea'' – oldwood * '' Marcetella'' * '' Margyricarpus'' – pearlfruit * '' Polylepis'' * '' Potaninia'' * ''

Potentilla ''Potentilla'' is a genus containing over 500 species of Annual plant, annual, Biennial plant, biennial and Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants in the rose family (biology), family, Rosaceae. Potentillas m ...

'' – typical cinquefoils * '' Poteridium'' * '' Poterium'' * '' Purpusia'' (sometimes in ''Potentilla'' ) * ''

Rosa Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: Plants and animals * ''Rosa'' (plant), the genus of roses * Rosa (sea otter), a sea otter that has become popular on the internet * Rosa (cow), a Spanish-born cow People * Rosa (given name) * Rosa (surname) * San ...

'' – roses * ''

Rubus ''Rubus'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, most commonly known as brambles. Fruits of various species are known as raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, and bristleberries. ...

'' – brambles and raspberries * '' Sanguisorba'' – burnets * ''

Sarcopoterium ''Sarcopoterium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family. The genus is sometimes considered synonymous to ''Poterium''. The sole species within this genus, ''Sarcopoterium spinosum'', is common to the southeast Mediterranean region a ...

'' * '' Sibbaldia'' * '' Sibbaldianthe'' * '' Sibbaldiopsis'' – three-toothed cinquefoil (formerly in ''Potentilla'') * '' Sieversia'' * '' Spenceria'' * '' Tetraglochin'' * '' Waldsteinia'' (sometimes in ''Geum'')

References

Rosid subfamilies {{Rosoideae-stub