Wild Rose

Rosa sp

Characteristics

• Leaves pinnately compound,alternate

• Shrub

• Armed with small rose like thorns

• Flowers usually pink, sometimes white

• Hips orange-red elliptical

Ecology

• Roadsides, pastures, open sites in the woods

• Hips eaten by a variety of birds

• Deer and Elk browse foliage

• Good cover for game birds such as quail