North Carolina Wildflowers

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Rosaceae >Rosa (rose)

Carolina Rose (Rosa carolina) Carolina Rose, Pasture Rose, Wild Rose (Rosa carolina)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006

This pretty native grows throughout NC in various habitats from roadsides to woods.

Carolina Rose (Rosa carolina) Carolina Rose, Pasture Rose, Wild Rose (Rosa carolina)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006

Carolina Roses can be wonderfully fragrant!


Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris) Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006

Another native rose, Swamp Rose is common throughout NC in wet soils.

Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris) Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006
Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012

Swamp Rose is common along the dikes of the wildlife impoundments between Manteo and Wanchese.

Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012

Terminal leaflets with 20-30 sharp teeth.

Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012

Leaves usually have 5-7 leaflets, with prickles on the lower rachis.

Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012

Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012

Numerous gland-tipped hairs coat the fruits.

Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012

Prickles are stout and curved.

Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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