ground rose

Rosa spithamea

Member of roses (genus Rosa)
rose tribe (tribe Roseae)
rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple, red purple in flowering plants

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• dwarf shrub, generally < 50 cm
• prickles 3–8(12) mm, generally slender (thick-based), ± straight
• leaf axis generally glabrous (finely hairy), glandular
• leaflets 5–7(9), (±) glabrous
• sepals generally glandular, entire
• petals 10–15 mm, pink to red
• common in the bay area

Toxicity:
except for thorns of rose (Rosa spp.):

rose hips of rosehips, hip berries (Rosa spp.):

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Chris’s observations: 4 (2 are research grade)

Locations:

• El Corte de Madera OSP
• Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit
• Mt. Madonna SP
• Sierra Azul OSP

Months:

• May: 1
• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora