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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Go to FSUS key
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 Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rosa bracteata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-005:
Rosa bracteata FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rosa bracteata
COMMON NAME:
McCartney Rose, Chickasaw Rose
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Lance, 2004).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm190608_9085
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s060623_a
June Greenville County SC
Leaflets 5-9. Twigs hairy with strong recurved prickles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rosa bracteata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-005:
Rosa bracteata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rosa bracteata
1254
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, suburban borders, persistent after cultivation, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Rare in GA-NC-SC
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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
Bisexual
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 (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p048
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p069
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p301
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