| Rosa spithamea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. spithamea |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosa spithamea S.Watson | |
Rosa spithamea is a species of rose known by the common names ground rose and coast ground rose. It is native to Oregon and California, where it grows in forest and chaparral habitats, especially areas recently burned.
Description
Rosa spithamea is a small perennial shrub growing no taller than about half a meter. The stem is studded with a few or many prickles. The glandular leaves are each made up of several double-toothed oval leaflets, the terminal leaflet up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyme of up to 10 flowers with pink petals each up to 1.5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a rose hip about a centimeter wide and scarlet in color.
References
- NRCS. "Rosa spithamea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
External links
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