Rosa acicularis

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Rosa acicularis

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Genus: Rosa
Species: R. acicularis
Binomial name
Rosa acicularis
Lindl.

Rosa acicularis (syn. R. alpina, R. bourgeauiana, R. gmelinii, R. karelica, R. sayi), also known as the Prickly Wild Rose, the Prickly Rose, or the Arctic Rose, is a species of wild rose with a Holarctic distribution in northern regions of Asia[1], Europe[2], and North America.

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1-3 m tall. The leaves are pinnate, 7-14 cm long, with three to seven leaflets. The flowers are pink (rarely white), 3.5-5 cm diameter; the hips are red, pear-shaped to ovoid, 10-15 mm diameter.

It is the official flower of the Canadian province of Alberta[3], and is common throughout the province and Western Canada in general. The common Wild Rose (Rosa woodsii), on the other hand, is the far less common of the two species.

  1. ^ Flora of China: Rosa acicularis
  2. ^ Flora Europaea: Rosa acicularis
  3. ^ Government of Alberta's official emblems


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