Roses are large single pink blooms followed by purplish hips. It has an aggressive root system, which make it good for erosion control. Idaho Mountain Wildflowers: A Photographic Compendium About the Nootka Rose This native rose does well in both dryish and moist habitats on both sides of the Cascades.References used for identification and information: They are more or less oval, finely toothed except near the base. The leaves are odd-pinnate, with 5 to 9 leaflets, occasionally up to 11. There are many yellow stamens, which turn brown as they age. The 2 to 2.5 inch fragrant blossoms have 5 petals, as is the case with all wild roses, and are pink, sometimes a deep pink to almost appear to be red. Site: Hull's Gulch, Boise Foothills, Ada County, ID Date: 2011-June-21 Search Our Database: Enter any portion of the Scientific, Common Name, or both. Map courtesy of The Biota of North America Program. Leave comments on Rosa woodsii at this link.ĭistribution of Rosa woodsii in the United States and Canada: The thorns are straight or slightly curved, covering primarily the lower portion of the stems.ĪK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY Woods' Rose is a shrub that grows to 6 or 7 feet tall, with many red, thorny canes forming what may be almost impenetrable thickets, a good cover for birds and small animals. Rosa Woodsii is a species widely distributed across much of western and middle America and prefers moist conditions, but can adapt to an extremely wide variety of soils. Montana and New Mexico have both varieties. woodsii is found through the central part of the United States and Canada, and in eastern Canada - primarily east of the Rockies. ultramontana is the more widespread western variety, and var. glabrata), and one only in California and Nevada (var. One variety is found only in California (var. There are four currently recognized varieties of Woods' Rose. This time, however, I was walking the 3 mile long Hull's Gulch National Recreation Trail in the Boise Foothills, and there was a sign along the way mentioning some of the plants, among which Woods' Rose was listed. Fast grower, reaching 3-6’ and spreading by suckers to form dense thickets, where birds seek shelter and build their nests. For example this plant, Woods Rose ( Rosa woodsii) and Nootka Rose ( Rosa nutkana) are very similar except for size, and the Nootka Rose generally grows at higher elevations than the Woods' Rose. Rosa nutkana: Nootka Rose Delightful native rose with large, bright, orange hips and clusters of one to three 2' pink flowers with a sweet, almost cinnamon scent. nutkana), and the Nile Valley of Egypt once provided roses to satisfy the excessive luxuries of the ancient Roman elite. While it's pretty easy to identify a wild rose, I am usually reluctant to call a specific species identification because there is usually significant variation within species, and significant similarities between species. Frigid Alaska hosts its own native Nootka rose (R. Rosa woodsii - Woods Rose, Common Wild Rose, Mountain Rose. Woods Rose, Common Wild Rose, Mountain Rose - Rosa woodsii
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