Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Account for Sweetbrier Rose - Rosa rubiginosa   L.
Members of Rosaceae:
Members of Rosa with account distribution info or public map:
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AuthorL.
DistributionScattered in the Mountains and Piedmont.

Native of Europe; in N.A. -- N.S. to Ont. and south to NC, MO, TX; also OR, WA.
AbundanceRare to uncommon.
HabitatRoadsides, old fields, pastures, lakeshore, disturbed areas.
PhenologyFlowering May-June; fruiting September-October.
IdentificationIn this rose the sepals are deeply incised (pinnatifid) and are of differing sizes (vs. uniform size in our native species). It differs from R. tomentosa by smaller stipules and leaflet blades -- see Weakley's (2018) key for dimensions. Var. nemoralis differs from var. rubiginosa by smaller hips and flowers.
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State RankSE
Global RankGNR
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