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Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientific name:<\/strong> Rosa <\/em>spp. (e.g. Rosa virginiana <\/em>P. Mill., Rosa carolina<\/em> L., and\/or Rosa nitida<\/em> Willd.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common name(s): <\/strong>e.g., Virginia rose, common wild rose, prairie rose; Carolina rose, pasture rose; and\/or shining rose, New England rose<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links: <\/strong>e.g., Virginia – USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, NPIN Profile<\/a> ; Carolina – USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, NPIN Profile<\/a>; Shining – USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, NPIN Profile<\/a>; tips for identifying to species – Go Botany<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Rosa<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\"Rosa<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rosa<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rosa<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rosa<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rosa<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Description: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Rosaceae family<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– flowering perennial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– thorny shrub<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaves are<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • toothed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • alternate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • pinnately compound<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • odd number of leaflets<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • wrinkled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    -Flowers are fragrant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • five petaled<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • pink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      -stems have thorns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – roses can be difficult to identify in wild blueberry fields because the fields are pruned every other year. Many of the physical characteristics used to identify Rosa<\/em> species are often altered or absent due to regular pruning to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – roses can also hybridize, showing characteristics of both parents.
      \n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      -variable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      -full sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      -high nutrient demand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      -organic matter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Natural History:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      -pulpy rose hips can be eaten raw or made into a jam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      -petals and hips can be steeped to make a tea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      -petals can be candied<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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