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Read more about Cherokee Rose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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John B. Nelson jbn_88714061_2da4ecf25f
March
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JK Marlow jkm080411_021
April Charleston County SC
Magnolia Plantation's Audubon Swamp
Five broad 1-1.5" petals subtend a mass of golden yellow anthers, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
COMPARE
Cherokee Rose and McCartney Rose
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JK Marlow jkm080411_026
April Charleston County SC
Magnolia Plantation's Audubon Swamp
Flowers borne singly in the axils of the upper leaves, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm080411_030
April Charleston County SC
Magnolia Plantation's Audubon Swamp
Sepals lanceolate, caudate, widened apically, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm080411_034
April Charleston County SC
Magnolia Plantation's Audubon Swamp
Dark green leaves divided into 3 lance-shaped leaflets with toothed margins, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm080411_036
April Charleston County SC
Magnolia Plantation's Audubon Swamp
Stout recurved prickles, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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JK Marlow jkm080411_043
April Charleston County SC
Magnolia Plantation's Audubon Swamp
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JK Marlow jkm080411_050
April Charleston County SC
Magnolia Plantation's Audubon Swamp
A high-climbing, glabrous rose, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_laevigata_chero
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_rosa_laevigata_1
April