4260

Shrub
Perennial

Non-native: Europe

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Waif(s)

Look for it in disturbed areas (it can be persistent after cultivation), per Weakley's Flora

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with many small prickles along the internodes

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 5(7) leaflets
Alternate
Stipules conspicuous, ciliate, occasionally few stipitate glands, mostly adnate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Hip

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p304

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Rosa ×damascena [gallica × moschata]   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa ×damascena   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-007:
Rosa damascena   FAMILY Rosaceae