rugosa rose Rosaceae Rosa rugosa

Leaf:Alternate, pinnately compound, serrate, 5 to 9 ovate to elliptical leaflets, each 1 to 3 inches long, wrinkled upper surface, dark green and glabrous above, slightly waxy and pubescent beneath, obvious stipules at base of petiole.
Flower:White or pink depending on cultivar, 2 inches across, single or double, appearing throughout summer.
Fruit:Shiny deep red, fleshy "hip", 1 each in diameter, ripens in late summer.
Twig:Stout, initially green, turning brown, covered in thin, straight, sharp prickles.
Bark:Light brown very spiny.
Form:A small sprouting shrub that forms a dense cluster, reaches 4 to 6 feet.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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