Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about McCartney Rose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-005:
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
McCartney Rose, Chickasaw Rose
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_robr_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0406g_08
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm060605_001
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Five white petals 2.5-3.5cm long; stamens and pistils numerous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
Cherokee Rose and McCartney Rose
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JK Marlow jkm060605_006
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Sepals lanceolate, acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm060605_008
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Twigs hairy, stipitate-glandular, with strong curved prickles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm060605_014
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Thorns curved and puberulent, flattened, broad-based, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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June Greenville County SC
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June Greenville County SC
Leaflets 5-9. Twigs hairy with strong recurved prickles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0507a_35
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s050830_b
August Greenville County SC
Roadside
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-005:
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
1254
Shrub
Perennial
Non-native
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Look for it in disturbed areas, suburban borders. It is persistent after cultivation, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- 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:
Semi-evergreen
Odd-pinnately compound: 5-9 leaflets
Alternate
Stipules conspicuous, pectinate, mostly adnate to the petiole
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Hip
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- 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 p069
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p301