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Rosa gallica, the Gallic rose, French rose, or rose of Provins #203623477
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Rosa gallica, the Gallic rose, French rose, or rose of Provins, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, native to southern and central Europe eastwards to Turkey and the Caucasus. It was one of the first species of rose to be cultivated in central Europe.Rosa gallica is a deciduous shrub forming large patches. The slender, straight prickles are various in size and frequency in this species[1][2] The leaves are pinnately-compound, with three to seven bluish-green leaflets. The flowers are clustered one to four together, on glandular pedicels. Each flower has five or more petals, sometimes producing double corollas. The flowers are fragrant and deep pink.