Kingdom Plantae Family Rosaceae Scientific name Rosa spithamea Rank Species | Order Rosales Genus Rosa Higher classification Rose | |
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Similar Rosa pinetorum, Rose, Rosa ×waitziana macrantha, Rosa foliolosa, Rosa ecae | ||
Rosa spithamea is a species of rose known by the common names ground rose and coast ground rose. It is native to Oregon and California, where it grows in forest and chaparral habitats, especially areas recently burned.
Description
Rosa spithamea is a small shrub growing no taller than about half a meter. The stem is studded with a few or many prickles. The glandular leaves are each made up of several double-toothed oval leaflets, the terminal leaflet up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyme of up to 10 flowers with pink petals each up to 1.5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a rose hip about a centimeter wide.
References
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