Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Cherokee Rose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rosa laevigata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa laevigata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-002:
Rosa laevigata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Cherokee Rose
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Look for it on roadsides, in moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Shrub
Perennial
Non-native: China
Documented growing wild in
GA
NC
SC
Common (rare in NC)
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with many small prickles along the internodes
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Odd-pinnately compound: 3 leaflets
Alternate
Stipules conspicuous, narrow, entire or remotely toothed, adnate about halfway
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Flowers solitary in upper leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Hip
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p156
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p371
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests p048
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests p28
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p068
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p195
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p302
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