- Rosa acicularis
Taxobox
name = "Rosa acicularis"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Rosaceae
subfamilia =Rosoideae
genus = "Rosa"
species = "R. acicularis"
binomial = "Rosa acicularis"
binomial_authority = Lindl."Rosa acicularis" (syn. "R. alpina, R. bourgeauiana, R. gmelinii, R. karelica, R. sayi"), also known as the prickly wild rose, the prickly rose, the bristly rose and the Arctic rose, is a species of wild
rose with aHolarctic distribution in northern regions ofAsia [ [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200011211 Flora of China: "Rosa acicularis"] ] ,Europe [ [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Rosa+&SPECIES_XREF=acicularis+&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: "Rosa acicularis"] ] , andNorth 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. Theflower s 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 [ [http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/all_about_us/emblems/Emblems_Booklet_2005.pdf Government of Alberta's official emblems] ] , and is located throughout the province and Western Canada. This species is not as common in this region as Rosa woodsii (Woods rose).ubspecies
* R.a. acicularis
* R.a. sayiee also
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Wild Prairie Rose , "Rosa arkansana"References
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ROAC USDA Plant profile: "Rosa acicularis"]
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