PLANTS Profile for Rosa spinosissima (Scotch rose)

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PLANTS Profile

Rosa spinosissima L.
Scotch rose

Symbol:

ROSP2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I


Common Names:
	Scotchbriar
	Burnet rose

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Rosa spinosissima L.

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Synonyms:
Rosa spinosissima L.

	ROPI4	Rosa pimpinellifolia L.
	ROSI4	Rosa sibirica Tratt.

Distribution:
Rosa spinosissima L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, TN, VA, VT, WI), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Rosa spinosissima L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 105 species in Rosa

Classification:
Rosa spinosissima L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Rosa L. – rose
Species	Rosa spinosissima L. – Scotch rose

Introduced Information:
Rosa spinosissima L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Rosa spinosissima L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24840.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 03:01 PM MDT