Today, the family Rosaceae is widespread throughout Europe, South Asia and North America. It consists of about a hundred different genera and more than three thousand species. The shades characteristic of the flowers of these plants are most often white, red, yellow, orange, and pink are also found. A curious fact - despite the fact that the Rosaceae family includes a huge number of the most diverse representatives, among them there is not one with blue flowers.
Despite the fact that some rosacea groups are sometimes classified as separate families, scientists argue that all such plants can nevertheless be characterized as a single family, since most of its representatives came from a single progenitor. Recalling biology, we determine that the class of dicotyledonous plants includes the Rosaceae family. Inflorescence of representatives of this class is found in a variety of variations. They are usually same-sex and have a five-membered perianth. Leaves are both simple and complex, and have developed stipules.
The classification of the family Rosaceae includes the main four subfamilies:
1. Spiraea.
2. Pink.
3. Apple trees.
4. Plum.
Of all the existing subfamilies, the most primitive are considered spiraeous. As a rule, these are low shrubs, sometimes even trees, although perennial grasses are sometimes found. Their bright aroma attracts many insects for pollination during the flowering period. Representatives of the subfamily Spiraea are often used in landscaping. In industry, they are widely used for the production of household chemicals.
The family Rosaceae includes the largest subfamily - pink. Representatives of this subfamily can be found on the territory of all climatic zones of the world, ranging from the equator to the islands of the Arctic Ocean. Trees among them are absolutely excluded. In agriculture, such species as raspberries, blackberries, strawberries are often found. The vast majority of herbs are represented by rhizome perennials.
The most common members of the apple family include various types of pears, hawthorn, apple trees and mountain ash. They are characterized by dense fleshy fruits. Apple subfamily plants are similar to spree plants in the choice of growth sites. And those and others are more common, usually on the slopes of mountain ranges. White and pink flowers of these plants are widely used in the medical field. The fruits of the berry, hawthorn and mountain ash are quite edible for people, but more often they are fed by animals that do not hibernate in the autumn-winter period.
Representatives of the plum subfamily, as a rule, grow in Asia and Europe, although they can even be found in the Andes. Evergreens are often found in this subfamily, but deciduous still prevail, and their flowers are usually gathered in a bunch. Among them there are both lovers of the mountain and tropical climate, and those who prefer mossy forests. Trees belonging to the plum family emit a tremendous aroma during flowering. It is able to attract not only insects, but also people will not leave indifferent.
Despite the fact that today the Rosaceae family is almost everywhere ubiquitous, its representatives, as a rule, are most often found in temperate and subtropical climates. They are widely used in various fields of human activity. These include all kinds of fruit crops: plums, cherries, apple trees, quinces, pears, peaches, cherries and many others. Many berry crops also belong to this family, in particular, strawberries, raspberries, strawberries. In addition, the Rosaceae family is famous for its beautiful and fragrant flowers, so its representatives are widely used as decorative ornaments in landscaping.