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California Rose (Rosa californica)
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Shrub
Pink
Violet
5 Petals
Alternate
Typical Height
Deciduous
Has Berries
Native
Description
EW Bloom Apr - Oct
This shrub grows in thickets to 6 feet tall, with large, recurved prickles.
Pink flowers, up to 2" across, open up flat at the end of branches.
The fruit is a rose hip with leafy material coming out the top.
It's common and widespread, especially in moist areas.
Similar plants
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CA native. Native only to the
California Floristic Province
.
AKA California Wild Rose
Rose Family (Rosaceae)
This fragrant rose flower has a single layer of five floppy petals. They surround dozens of yellow-tipped
stamens
.
Compound leaves
have 5 to 7 leaflets. Each pollinated flower creates one red rose hip, with left-over flower
sepals
protruding from the end.
Prickles
grow out from the stem; large, flat and often curved.
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California Wild Rose is conspicuous in bloom, showing pink roses against a green background. It grows in thorny, dense thickets, about 4 feet tall. ...
Leaves are [[compound]], with the terminal [[leaflet]] the largest. Leaflets are oval with serrated edges, darker on top. The underside has veins th ...
This closeup shows a tiny leafy part at the base of the leaf stalk, called a [[stipule]]. Look for them when you get a chance because they're a good ...
As you can see, [[prickles]] vary in size and shape but always have a wide base and are somewhat flattened. The larger ones often recurve back to ...
[[Prickles]] near the bottom of the plant can be quite dense. This is probably a defense against herbivores. I notice an analogous defense in li ...