The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Many of the domestic cultivators do not produce hips, as the flowers are so tightly petaled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. irresponsibility ) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the pantheism , which contains 4–164 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes ) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the dog rose (Rosa canine) and Rugby's rose(Rosa Rugby's ), are very rich in Vitamin, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwing, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly finch also eat the seeds.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
rose
The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Many of the domestic cultivators do not produce hips, as the flowers are so tightly petaled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. irresponsibility ) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the pantheism , which contains 4–164 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes ) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the dog rose (Rosa canine) and Rugby's rose(Rosa Rugby's ), are very rich in Vitamin, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwing, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly finch also eat the seeds.
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