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Rosa gymnocarpa

Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt.

Dwarf Rose

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ROGY

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.
Leaf: Green
Fruit: Hip (mature floral tube) surrounding achenes.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MT , OR , WA
Canada: BC
Native Distribution: Low to mid elevation, south of Quesnel.

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Drought Tolerance: High

Benefit

Use Wildlife: Bees
Warning: Thorns or prickles.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Fragrant Flowers: yes

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.

Find Seed or Plants

Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.

View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		UPL	FACU			UPL				FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara, CA
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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