sweetbriar rose Rosaceae Rosa rubiginosa
Leaf:Alternate, pinnately compound, deciduous, 4 inches overall; 5 to 9 broadly elliptical leaflets, each 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches long, serrate, green and glabrous above and below; petiole and rachis covered with small spines; large stipules at base of petiole; covered with glandular hairs and emitting a sweet apple fragrance when crushed.
Flower:Borne singly or in small clusters; very showy and fragrant, pink with white at the base of the petal, to 1 1/2 inches across, 5-petalled.
Fruit:Shiny orange-red and showy, a fleshy "hip" containing achenes, to 3/4 inch long.
Twig:Moderate, initially green, turning red-brown or gray, bearing slightly curved prickles; buds red, rounded.
Bark:Light brown and very spiny.
Form:A root-suckering, thicket-forming shrub that reaches 10 feet.
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