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Are roses and apples members of the same plant order?

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red garden rose — Rosales Red garden roses (*Rosa* hybrid). Whereas wild roses have only five petals, most hybrid varieties have been bred to produce numerous petals in a wide range of colours.

Yes, roses and apples are members of the same plant order, Rosales.

Both plants belong to the family Rosaceae, which is one of the primary families within the order Rosales. While they are classified within the same order and family, they represent different types of plants: roses are primarily cultivated as ornamentals, whereas apples are widely grown as edible fruit crops.123