Apothecary Rose vs Rafflesia

Rosa gallica compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

Apothecary Rose is Not Evaluated while Rafflesia is Endangered.
Apothecary Rose is autotroph while Rafflesia is parasite.
Apothecary Rose lives longer (30 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apothecary Rose	Rafflesia
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Rosales (バラ目)	Rosales (バラ目)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Rosa (Roses)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Rosa gallica	Rafflesia arnoldii

Evolutionary Relationship

Apothecary Rose and Rafflesia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rosa. (Roses)

表示 Genus: Rosa

Conservation Status

Apothecary Rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apothecary Rose	Rafflesia
Diet	Autotroph	Parasite
Average Lifespan	30 years	5 years
Average Length	1.0 m	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apothecary Rose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Apothecary Rose

現存する最古の栽培バラの一つであるアポセカリーローズは、ヨーロッパと中東で2,000年以上にわたって栽培され、中世の薬草師や香料師たちの主要なバラの花びらの供給源でした。毎春に香り豊かな一重咲きから半八重咲きの深いピンク色の花を咲かせ、カフカスとイラン北部が原産です。花びらは乾燥後も香りを保つため、バラ水、アタール、ポプリの製造に重宝されます。多くの現代バラ品種の先祖となった種です。