Prairie Rose
Rosa setigera

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera) Other common names: Climbing Rose

Family: Rose Family (Rosaceae)

Group: Roses

Distinctive features: Shrub

Flowers: Summer;  White;  5 parts (petals)

Leaves: Compound, Toothed

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas

Grows in Sun/Shade: Sun

Lifespan: Perennial.  

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 318    Shrubs of Ontario: 225   

Native/Non-native: Native

For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs

Photographs: 44 photographs available, of which 7 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Plants ● Roses

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

 Prairie Rose flower buds.
(Sorry, no photos of the flowers yet!).

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

 A Prairie Rose leaf.

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

 Thorns along the stem.

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

 A Prairie Rose shrub.

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

 Prairie Rose fruit ripening.

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

 Prairie Rose is quite rare in Ontario.

Plants ● Roses

Range map for Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)

 

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