Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rosa rubiginosa var. rubiginosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Sweetbriar Rose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa rubiginosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rosa rubiginosa var. rubiginosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-008:
Rosa eglanteria FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rosa rubiginosa
COMMON NAME:
Eglantine Rose, Sweetbriar Rose, Sweetbriar Rose, Rugosa Rose
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_roru82_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rosa rubiginosa var. rubiginosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa rubiginosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rosa rubiginosa var. rubiginosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-008:
Rosa eglanteria
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rosa rubiginosa
1257
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Pastures, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare in GA-NC-SC
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with prickles at the nodes; prickles and bristles present along the internodes
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 5-7 leaflets
Alternate
Stipules conspicuous, glandular-ciliate, mostly adnate to the petiole
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Not rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Hip
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p069
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p318
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p10
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p302
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