Article (newsletter)  (May 1998)  Page(s) 2.  
 
R. rugosa... called the 'Japanese Rose' in the West, In Japan it is called 'Hama-nasu' or 'Hama-nashi' because Hama means beach or shore which is where it naturally occurs... Because its large fruits resemble an aubergine (eggplant) it is sometimes called nasu which is the Japanese term for this vegetable... in the areas of Japan where it is found, people speak with a nashi accent... its fruit resembles a Japanese pear, also called nashi... Carl Peter Thunberg (the Swedish botanist who introduced this rose to the West) called it the 'Ramanas Rose' which is believed to be a misinterpretation of one of the Japanese names... on his return to Europe he published his Flora Japonica 1784... it grows wild along the shoreline... In 1978 the Hokkaido local government made this rose their local symbol.

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 224.  Includes photo(s).
 
R. rugosa Rugosa. Japan/Parts of W. Asia 1796. Description and cultivation... flowers: single, fragrant, clear pink to deep cerise red...

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 16.  
 
'Sea Tomato' ... thrives on sand dunes.

Website/Catalog  (1997)  
 
Rosa rugosa Thunberg 2n=14

Book  (Feb 1995)  Page(s) 48.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (Mar 1994)  Page(s) 91.  Includes photo(s).
 
Rosa rugosa Description, vital statistics and tips

Book  (11 Jun 1993)  Page(s) 44.  
 
A parent of 'Robusta'... [Verrier was unnable to find much information about it] except that it is said to be a rugosa variety.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 68.  Includes photo(s).
 
[Listed under "Wild Roses and Their Cultivars"] A native of the coasts of Japan, eastern Siberia, northern China and Korea where it grows mainly on sand dunes near the sea, forming low, suckering patches.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 70.  Includes photo(s).
 
The collection of old Rosa rugosa varieties in a cool border along a north-facing wall at Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire.

Book  (Aug 1990)  Page(s) 52.  
 
aka 'Hama nashi'; 'Shore Pear'... one of the hardiest of the wild roses. It originated in Russia, Korea, Japan, and China and was brought to the United States in the nineteenth century... In Japan this rose is known as "Hama nashi," or "Shore Pear."