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Article (website)  (13 Aug 2007)  
 
R. × involuta Sm. = R. spinosissima L. × R. sherardii Davies vel R. tomentosa Sm. vel R. villosa L. = R. sherardii Davies vel R. tomentosa Sm. vel R. villosa L. × R. spinosissima L. – Scotland ; compare R. × sabini Woods)
Book  (1997)  Page(s) 123.  
 
R. x involuta, R. gracilis, R. rubella, R. wilsonii N. Europe c. 1820... Thought to be a natural hybrid between R. pimpinellifolia and R. villosa, but the pollen parent could possibly be another species of its habitat region, such as R. tomentosa or R. sherardii... white... Frequently seen in the wild parts of Scandinavia...
Book  (1993)  Page(s) 74.  
 
R. x involuta Sm. Rosa pimpinellifolia L. x R. sherardii Davies
General habit of R. pimpinellifolia....flowers are pink. Includes map.
Book  (1981)  Page(s) 252.  
 
R. x involuta Sm. (=R. pimpinellifolia x R. villosa or R. tomentosa) Shrub, 0.5 - 1 m./1.7 - 3.3 ft. high, old stems chocolate brown, bristly and prickly, with many suckers; leaflets 7-9...1 cm./0.4 in. long, overlapping, dull greyish-green....flowers solitary, white, in bud red striped....N. Scotland, Hebrides. Similar hybrids are known from W. Ireland and S. France.
Book  (1981)  Page(s) 105.  
 
R. x involuta Sm. ? R. rubella Sm. R. x gracilis Woods; R. wilsonii Borrer, at least in part
A hybrid between R. pimpinellifolia and, it is now thought, R. sherardii, described from specimens collected in the 'Western Isles of Scotland.' Plants with R. pimpinellifolia as the seed parent take after that species in armature. Leaflets usually seven....downy beneath...Flowers solitary...Fruits roundish, bristly...This hybrid occurs in Scotland, N. Wales, and N. England....
Book  (1937)  Page(s) 72.  
 
involuta Smith (spinosissima x ? tomentosa) [ploidy] 28 ([thereof univalents:] 14)
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 514.  
 
Nivalis (pompon) ? ? ; ? many prickles, reverse of foliage downy, fruit with prickles. = R. involuta.
Book  (30 Sep 1921)  Page(s) 38.  
 
Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction during the period from July 1 to September 30, 1921 (No. 68; Nos. 53896 to 54425).
54211.  X Rosa involuta J. E. Smith.
                (R. sabini Woods.)
This Irish hybrid between R. spinosissima and R. tomentosa has five to seven oval leaflets densely pubescent beneath, usually solitary small pink flowers, and bright-red globose fruits.  (Adapted from Willmott, The Genus Rosa, p. 281.)
 
Book  (1908)  Page(s) 25.  
 
Rosa Involuta
On the authority of Sir Joseph Hooker R. involuta forms one of the seven British species, and therefore claims a brief notice here. It appears that its name is derived from the form of the petals, which are involute. Discovered by Dr. Walker on the Scottish Highlands ; also found on banks and in hedges of the Orkneys, and in Ireland. In growth it makes a compact reddish-grey bush between 2 and 3 feet high. The branches are erect, somewhat single, and very strong, having a cracked bark densely covered with prickles. The leaves are glandular or hairy on both sides, and when bruised emit a turpentine smell. The flowers, produced singly, are variable in colour, both red and white. The tube of the calyx and the sepals bristle all over with setae and clammy glands. The fruit, produced sparingly, is red, and stands erect.  R. involuta forms a link between villosa and spinosissima.
Book  (1902)  Page(s) 151.  
 
Rosiers Hybrides de Pimprenelle...
5656. Sabini (Woods) R. sauvage
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