Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Rosa spinosissima in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 491 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Rosa spinosissima L. var. spinosissima
original Latin diagnosis
Rosa caule petiolisque aculeatis, calycis foliolis indivisis.
English translation
Rosa with the stem and petioles prickly; [and] of the calyx with leaflets undivided.
| Rosa | Rosa |
| with the stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| and petioles | petiolisque = petiolis (ablative plural) + -que (and) |
| prickly; | aculeatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective aculeatus, -a, -um; modifies caule and petiolis collectively |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| of the calyx | calycis - genitive singular of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| with leaflets | foliolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliolum, -i |
| undivided. | indivisis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective indivisus, -a, um; modifies foliolis |