Rosa spithamea is a species of rose known by the common names ground rose[1] and coast ground rose. It is native to Oregon and California, where it grows in forest and chaparralhabitats, especially areas recently burned.
Rosa spithamea is a small perennial[2]shrub growing no taller than about half a meter. The stem is studded with a few or many prickles. The glandular leaves are each made up of several double-toothed oval leaflets, the terminal leaflet up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyme of up to 10 flowers with pink petals each up to 1.5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a rose hip about a centimeter wide and scarlet in color.[2]
Referencesedit
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rosa spithamea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
^ ab"Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
External linksedit
Jepson Manual Treatment - Rosa spithamea
Rosa spithamea - Photo gallery
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