Rosa woodsii

Rosa woodsii is a species of wild rose known by the common names Woods' rose,[1] and interior rose.[2]

Rosa woodsii
Closeup of flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. woodsii
Binomial name
Rosa woodsii

Distribution and habitat

It is native to North America including much of Canada and Alaska and the western and central United States. It grows in a variety of habitat types, including disturbed areas.[1]

In the Sierra Nevadas, it grows to 11,200 feet (3,400 m) in moist, rocky soils in mixed coniferous forest, upper montane forest, and subalpine forest.[2]

Description
  • Prickle (closeup)
  • Rose hips of Rosa woodsii
  • Lighter pink flower, at 7,000 ft (2,100 m) in the Eastern Sierra
  • Rosa woodsii on Raspberry Island (Alaska)

Growth pattern

Rosa woodsii is a bushy shrub which grows up to three meters tall. The shrubs can form large, dense thickets. The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering, and by producing root suckers.[1]

Leaves and stems

The stems are studded with prickles. The deciduous leaves are each made up of several widely spaced sharp-toothed leaflets up to 5 centimeters long.

Inflorescence and fruit

The inflorescence is a cyme of up to a few fragrant flowers with five petals in any shade of pink and measuring up to 2.5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a red rose hip which may be over a centimeter long. They can be eaten, used in tea or as medicine.[3]

References
  1. Hauser, A. Scott (2006). "Rosa woodsii". Fire Effects Information System (FEIS). US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Retrieved 2014-01-21 – via https://www.feis-crs.org/feis/.
  2. Wiese, Karen (2013). Sierra Nevada Wildflowers (2nd ed.). p. 89.
  3. Fagan, Damian (2019). Wildflowers of Oregon: A Field Guide to Over 400 Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Coast, Cascades, and High Desert. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-4930-3633-2. OCLC 1073035766.


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