The rose family, a large plant family including roses, apples, cherries, strawberries, and many other economically important fruits and ornamental plants. Members typically have five-petaled flowers and often produce fleshy fruits or aggregate fruits.
From Latin 'rosa' meaning 'rose,' the type genus of this family. The family name was established by botanist Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 as plant classification systems developed to group related species.
The Rosaceae family has shaped human civilization more than almost any other plant group! From the apples that fed ancient peoples to the roses that inspired poetry, from the almonds in your granola to the cherries on your sundae—this single plant family provides many of our most beloved foods and flowers.
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