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Common Name:
Ozark Rose, Climbing Prairie Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Rosa setigera FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa setigera FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa setigera 097-11-001 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic upland forests and woodlands, prairies, bluffs, bottomland and riparian forests, stream banks, pastures, old fields, roadsides; nativity uncertain in portions of our area
Rare
Native to parts of North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Cherokee Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Rosa laevigata FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa laevigata FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa laevigata 097-11-002 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, moist forests
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: China
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Common Name:
Multiflora Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Rosa multiflora FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa multiflora FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa multiflora 097-11-003 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Pastures, thickets, bottomlands, upland forests, bogs
Common
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Memorial Rose, Dorothy Perkins Rose, Lucie Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Rosa lucieae FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Rosa wichuraiana FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDING (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa wichuriana 097-11-004 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Roadbanks, railroad embankments, disturbed areas
Uncommon (rare in GA Mountains & Coastal Plain)
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
McCartney Rose, Chickasaw Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Rosa bracteata FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa bracteata FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa bracteata 097-11-005 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, suburban borders, persistent after cultivation
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Non-native: China
Common Name: Damask Rose, French Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Rosa ×damascena FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa ×damascena [gallica × moschata] FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa damascena 097-11-007 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, persistent after cultivation
Waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Eglantine Rose, Sweetbriar Rose, Sweetbriar Rose, Rugosa Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Rosa rubiginosa var. rubiginosa FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Rosa rubiginosa FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa eglanteria 097-11-008 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Pastures, disturbed areas
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Eglantine Rose, Sweetbriar Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Rosa rubiginosa var. nemoralis FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa micrantha FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa micrantha 097-11-009 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Pastures, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name:
Dog Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Rosa canina FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa canina FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa canina 097-11-010 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Pastures, old fields, fencerows, roadsides
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Swamp Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Rosa palustris FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Rosa palustris FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa palustris 097-11-011 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bogs, fens, seeps, streamsides, tidal swamps, beaver ponds
Common in Coastal Plain, NC Piedmont & Carolina Mountains (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA & SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Rosa carolina ssp. carolina FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Rosa carolina var. carolina FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Rosa carolina 097-11-012 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Upland forests, woodlands, pastures, roadsides
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Smooth Rose, Meadow Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Rosa blanda var. blanda FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa blanda var. blanda FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Rocky forests
Native north of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Rosa virginiana ssp. virginiana FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Rosa virginiana var. virginiana FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Moist to dry forests and woodlands
Native north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Japanese Rose, Rugosa Rose, Beach Rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Rosa rugosa FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Rosa rugosa FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Coastal dunes, disturbed areas, cultivated and sometimes escaped
Waif(s)
Non-native: Asia
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