Rosa squarrosa
Rosa squarrosa
Synonyms: Rosa canina var. glandulosa, Rosa canina subsp. catalaunica, Rosa swartzii var. globularis, Rosa canina f. biserrata, Rosa biserrata, Rosa aciphylla var. gracilescens, Crepinia squarrosa, Crepinia biserrata, Rosa sphaeroidea biserrata, Rosa canina var. catalaunica, Rosa canina f. analoga, Rosa squarrosa var. pseudoscabrata, Rosa canina var. rhynchocarpa, Rosa canina f. scabrata, Rosa canina f. rhynchocarpa, Rosa canina var. squarrosa, Rosa lutetiana var. biserrata, Rosa communis var. biserrata, Rosa dumalis f. biserrata, Rosa dumalis var. squarrosa, Rosa dumalis var. cariotii, Rosa canina f. squarrosa, Rosa canina var. biserrata, Rosa communis var. squarrosa, Rosa arvensis var. biserrata, Rosa squarrosa var. kulmensis, Rosa arvensis f. biserrata, Rosa squarrosa hampelii, Rosa canina subsp. squarrosa, Rosa squarrosa var. gracilescens, Rosa canina subvar. squarrosa, Rosa canina subvar. biserrata, Rosa canina subsp. biserrata, Rosa dumalis var. biserrata
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Botanical Description
Rosa squarrosa is a deciduous shrub of the rose family Rosaceae, belonging to the taxonomically complex Caninae section of European wild roses (the dog roses). It is found in central and southern Europe in scrub, hedgerows and woodland margins. Plants form arching, multi-stemmed shrubs reaching 1 to 3 metres in height, the stems armed with stout, broad-based, hooked prickles. Leaves are odd-pinnate with usually five to seven ovate to elliptic leaflets bearing compound (double or glandular) serrate margins — a distinguishing feature within the section. The leaflets are typically glabrous or only sparsely hairy on the underside. Solitary or few-flowered inflorescences bear pink or pale pink five-petaled flowers about 3 to 5 centimetres across with numerous yellow stamens. Fruits are ovoid to subglobose red hips, smooth or sparsely glandular, ripening in autumn and persisting into winter.
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