Rosa woodsii
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. woodsii |
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| Rosa woodsii | |
Rosa woodsii is a species of wild rose known by the common names Woods' rose,[1] and interior rose.[2]
Habitat and range
It is native to North America including much of Canada and Alaska and the western and central United States. It grows in a variety of habitat types, including disturbed areas.[1]
In the Sierra Nevadas, it grows to 11,200 feet (3,400 m) in moist, rocky soils in mixed coniferous forest, upper montane forest, and subalpine forest.[2]
Description
Prickle (closeup)
Rose hips of Rosa woodsii
Lighter pink flower, at 7,000 ft (2,100 m) in the Eastern Sierra
Rosa woodsii on Raspberry Island (Alaska)
Growth pattern
Rosa woodsii is a bushy shrub which grows up to three meters tall. The shrubs can form large, dense thickets. The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering, and by producing root suckers.[1]
Leaves and stems
The stems are studded with prickles. The deciduous leaves are each made up of several widely spaced sharp-toothed leaflets up to 5 centimeters long.
Inflorescence and fruit
The inflorescence is a cyme of up to a few fragrant flowers with five petals in any shade of pink and measuring up to 2.5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a red rose hip which may be over a centimeter long.
References
- 1 2 3 Hauser, A. Scott (2006). "Rosa woodsii". Fire Effects Information System (FEIS). US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Retrieved 2014-01-21 – via https://www.feis-crs.org/feis/.
- 1 2 Wiese, Karen (2013). Sierra Nevada Wildflowers (2nd ed.). p. 89.
External links
- Jepson Manual treatment - Rosa woodsii
- Washington Burke Museum
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- Rosa woodsii in the CalPhotos Photo Database, University of California, Berkeley
