Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Other Names: Wrinkled Rose
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Family
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Flower
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- 5-7.5 cm (2-3 inch)
- 5 petals and 5 sepals – usually rose or purple colored, sometimes white flower
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Leaf
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- 7.5-15 cm (3-6 inches)
- pinnately compound
- dark green, wrinkly, and deeply veined leaflets that are toothed and oval-shaped
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Location
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- found in much of North America in coastal thickets, sand dunes, along roads
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Flowering Time
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Other
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- topmost branches are coated with thick bristles
- fruits are dark red hips with long sepals on top
- whole plant is between 0.6 and 2.1 meters (2 and 8 feet) tall
- non-native from Asia
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