Description ³

Rosaceae | Carolina rose
Short shrub, less than 3' tall, with pink flowers, dull green leaves, very narry stipules, and straight prickles

Habitat: Dry pastures and open woods.

Flowers:Leaves: 5-7 leaflets.

Fruit:

Thieret, J. W., Niering, W. A., & Olmstead, N. C. (2001). National Audubon Society field guide to North American wildflowers: eastern region (Chanticleer Press ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

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2. (c) BlueRidgeKitties, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/5917767598/
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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• OregonFlora.org
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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