WILD ROSE



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Location: Great Sand Dunes National Park
  Rosa woodsii  Lindl.

Also Called:  Woods' rose, western wild rose.

Flowering Period:  May, June

Family:  Rose ( Rosaceae )

Stems:  Stems are red and prickled on their lower portions.

Leaves:  Leaves are compound with five to nine leaflets.

Flowers:  Light to deep pink flowers with 5 petals and 5 sepals with numerous yellow stamens. Each flower is 2" across.

Fruits:  Red or orange-red fruits called rose hips.

Habitat:  Forest

Distribution:  Colorado distribution map

Origin:  Native to U.S.

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