Recently, it has been demonstrated that this same "'galactolipid "', 1, 2-di-O-?-linolenoyl-3-O-?-D-galactopyranosyl-" sn "-glycerol, may be important for the anti-inflammatory activity of Dog Rose ( " Rosa canina " ), a medicinal plant with documented effect on anti-inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
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In autumn the slopes turn red with fruits of hawthorn ( Crataegus ) and dog rose ( Rosa canina ), with leaves of gatten-tree ( Euonymus europaeus ) and barberry ( Berberis vulgaris ); they turn motley with apricot and ash tree colour gamma.
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The rose that grows on the Saint Mary Cathedral belongs to the " Rosa canina " and it shows the specific features of a " canina ", being a deciduous shrub normally ranging in height from one to three metres; however occasionally it can climb if given support.