Rosa californica

Taxobox
name = California Wild Rose

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rosaceae
subfamilia = Rosoideae
genus = "Rosa"
species = "R. californica"
binomial = "Rosa californica"
binomial_authority = Cham. & Schldl.The California wild rose ("Rosa californica") is a species of rose native to the US states of California and Oregon. It is a bush or thicket-forming shrub with prickly, curving stems. The fragrant flowers may grow singly or in inflorescences of several blooms. Each rose is open-faced and generally flat, with five petals in any shade of pink from almost white to deep magenta. It produces typical rose hips containing yellow seeds. The plant is native to arid regions and can survive drought, but it grows most abundantly in moist soils near water sources.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6677,6887,6889 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ROCA2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Rosa+californica Photos of flowers and hips]