Transcript Rosaceae (The Rose Family)

Largest genus: Prunus
-plums, cherries, peaches, and
apricots
A large family of flowering plants
of dicots with about 2830
different species
Rosaceae
(The Rose Family)
Leaves are arranged in spirally
pattern
Flowers are showy and have
five sepals, five petals and many The Rosaceae family
has a cosmopolitan
spirally arranged stamens.
destribution. They are found
anywhere except Antartica.
Produces many important
edible fruits like apples, pears,
blackberries, raspberries, and
strawberries
The third most
economically important
family after pea and grass.
Because it produces the
most edible fruit.
The bases of the sepals, petals,
and stamens are fused together
to form a characteristic cup-like
structure called hypanthium
The Rose Family
– Robert Frost
The rose is a rose,
And was always a rose.
But now the theory goes
That the apple's a rose,
And the pear is, and so's
The plum, I suppose.
The dear only knows
What will next prove a rose.
You, of course, are a rose-But were always a rose.
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They are important to the
honey bee, because they
are sources of nectar and
pollen. These plants are also
dependent upon the honey
bee and other pollinators to
ensure the plants’ reproduction.
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