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Rosa arkansana var. arkansana

Rosa arkansana Porter var. arkansana

Prairie Rose

Rosaceae (Rose family)

Synonym(s): Rosa lunellii, Rosa rydbergii

USDA Symbol: ROARA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Inflorescence: Terminal
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Fruit: Orange-red hip (mature floral tube) surrounding achenes.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CO , IL , KS , MN , MT , ND , NE , NM , SD , TX , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , SK

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Rosa arkansana var. arkansana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rosa arkansana var. arkansana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rosa arkansana var. arkansana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-07-31
Research By: CBR

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