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Rosaceae (the rose family)

The rose family includes crop plants such as apples, cherries, and strawberries, and is a subject of research at the gardens

Apple blossom
Photo:
Bjørn Moe, UiB
Related persons 
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Per Harald Salvesen

Emeritus

University Museum of Bergen

per.salvesen@uib.no

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Heidi Lie Andersen

Associate Professor

University Museum of Bergen

  • +47 55 58 33 20
  • +47 482 25 617

Heidi.Andersen@uib.no

Botany
Molecular phylogenetics
Plant taxonomy
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Torsten Eriksson

Associate Professor

University Museum of Bergen

  • +47 407 67 022

torsten.eriksson@uib.no

Phylogenetic analysis
Divergence age estimation
Flowering plants
Rosaceae
Allopolyploidy
Bioinformatics
Biodiversity informatics
Database design
Programming
PHP
Perl
Drupal
Rosaceae collections and research 
The Rosarium

The Rosarium

Over 500 different roses make this collection the largest in Norway and one of the largest in the Nordic countries

Agrimonia gryposepala

Rosaceae evolution

The focus of the research group Rosaceae Evolution is the natural history of the flowering plant clade Rosaceae – including the phylogenetic backbone of the clade and its finer structure, the species and speciation processes, biogeographic history, and taxonomy.

Sorbus (mountain ash) and related genera

The gardens hold a diverse research collection of Sorbus and related Rosaceae, including Norwegian endemic species

21.01.2021