Rosa palustris
| Rosa palustris | |
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| Flowering branch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. palustris |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosa palustris | |
Rosa palustris (swamp rose) is a shrub in the rose family native to much of eastern North America. It can be found from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the north, south to Florida and west to Arkansas and Ontario.
Description
Rosa palustris is a shrub with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thorny stems. The flowers are pink, borne in summer.
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2006), "Rosa palustris", NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1, Arlington, Virginia, retrieved 2007-12-10