Rosa setigera Michx.

Locations ofRosa setigera Michx. in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Rosaceae
Botanical Name
Rosa setigera Michx.
Common Name
Prairie Rose, Climbing Prairie Rose
Synonym(s)
Rosa setigera Michx. var. tomentosa Torrey & A. Gray
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Rosa setigera Michx.
Comments
Two putative varieties are not formally recognized here. Var. setigera is supposed to have leaflets lustrous above and sparsely pubescent below while var. tomentosa Torr. & Gray has leaflets dull above and tomentose below. Virginia specimens are relatively pubescent but hardly tomentose.
Habitat
Old fields, clearings, pastures, stream banks, and roadsides. Rare in the mountains and n. Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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