Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Rosa × hybrid cultivars

rosa, rose

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Rosales

Family
Rosaceae

Genus
Rosa

Species
× hybrid cultivars

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1986

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Rosa × hybrid cultivars", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=705. Accessed 3 November 2026.