Family · Rosids
Rosaceae
Roses, apple, cherry, strawberry
Rose family: temperate trees, shrubs and herbs including apples, cherries, strawberries and roses; major source of fruit crops.
- Accepted species
- 5,936accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 106accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈95 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
Open Rosaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Plants you might know
- Rosa (rose)
- Malus (apple)
- Prunus (cherry)
- Fragaria (strawberry)
Largest genera
Rubus1,645 spp.
Alchemilla802 spp.
Potentilla578 spp.
Prunus405 spp.
Rosa403 spp.
Crataegus310 spp.
Cotoneaster273 spp.
Aria154 spp.
Cliffortia141 spp.
Spiraea120 spp.
Sorbus106 spp.
Pyrus82 spp.
Argentina71 spp.
Geum61 spp.
Hedlundia60 spp.
Acaena58 spp.
Micromeles56 spp.
Polylepis45 spp.
Malus44 spp.
Sanguisorba39 spp.
Eriobotrya37 spp.
Fragaria29 spp.
Amelanchier28 spp.
Drymocallis28 spp.
Photinia28 spp.
Agrimonia24 spp.
Neillia18 spp.
Pourthiaea17 spp.
Filipendula15 spp.
Dryas14 spp.
Cercocarpus13 spp.
Sibbaldia13 spp.
Dasiphora12 spp.
Rhaphiolepis12 spp.
Hesperomeles11 spp.
Oncostylus9 spp.
Waldsteinia8 spp.
Chamaerhodos7 spp.
Holodiscus7 spp.
Physocarpus7 spp.
Purshia7 spp.
Sibbaldianthe7 spp.
Pyracantha6 spp.
Tetraglochin6 spp.
Aruncus5 spp.
Coluria5 spp.
Malacomeles5 spp.
Phippsiomeles5 spp.
Chaenomeles4 spp.
Margyricarpus4 spp.
Prinsepia4 spp.
Sibiraea4 spp.
Sorbaria4 spp.
Sorbaronia4 spp.
Vauquelinia4 spp.
Aronia3 spp.
Kageneckia3 spp.
Petrophytum3 spp.
Stranvaesia3 spp.
Adenostoma2 spp.
The 46 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate2,362
- Europe2,162
- Northern America776
- Asia-Tropical706
- Africa329
- Southern America327
- Australasia47
- Antarctic9
- Pacific6
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Rosaceae sits in the order Rosales.
- UrticaceaeNettles2,128
- MoraceaeFigs, mulberry, breadfruit1,316
- RhamnaceaeBuckthorn, jujube, ceanothus1,230
- CannabaceaeHemp, hops, hackberry122
- ElaeagnaceaeOleaster, sea buckthorn107
- UlmaceaeElms65
- Dirachmaceae2
- Barbeyaceae1