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Smooth Rose or
Meadow Rose
Rosa blanda Aiton |
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| Family |
Rose (Rosaceae) |
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| Bloom |
Summer |
| Habitat |
Wood edges, dunes, meadows |
| Status |
Native |
| Cycle |
Perennial |
| Height |
1-3 feet |
| Flower |
Flowers are conspicuous, up to
3" wide with single or a few flowered clusters. 5 Pink petals surround
a central yellow disk supporting numerous stamens. |
| Leaf |
Leaves are alternate, pinnately
compound with 5-7 leaflets on a short, smooth stalk. Leaflets are
oblong with toothed margins. |
| Notes |
Upper stems are
smooth and thornless. Lower stems may have a few slender thorns.
This is a low shrub. The fruit (rose hip) is dry, red, smooth oval and
not poisonous. |
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