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Rosa blanda var. blanda

Rosa blanda Aiton var. blanda

Smooth Rose

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s): Rosa blanda var. carpohispida, Rosa blanda var. glandulosa, Rosa rousseauiorum, Rosa subblanda, Rosa williamsii

USDA Symbol: ROBLB

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Hip (mature floral tube) surrounding achenes.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CT , IA , IL , IN , KS , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , SD , VT , WI , WV
Canada: AB , MB , NB , NT , ON , QC , SK

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees
Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 26 - Minnesota Wildflowers: a field guide to the flora of Minnesota (2009)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-11
Research By: TWC Staff

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