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Species Details
Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
LeavesAlternate, pinnately compound, subtended by a stipule; leaflets 3-7, oval to elliptic, 2-5 cm long, margins toothed
FlowersInflorescence solitary; flowers radially symmetric; sepals 5, distinct, lance-shaped, 1.5-4 cm long, 2-4 mm wide; petals 5, distinct, heart-shaped, 2-3 cm long, pink; stamens numerous; pistils numerous, distinct; ovaries superior, enclosed in the hypanthium
Fruits and SeedsAchenes, 3.8-4.5 mm long, yellowish, stiff hairs, enclosed by fleshy hypanthium; hypanthium forms hip, red, spherical to pear-shaped, 1-2 cm long
Scientific Name
Rosa acicularis Lindl.
General Description
Perennial subshrub, 0.5-1.5 m tall, prickly; stems spindly to stout, reddish- to greyish-brown, erect to arching
Leaves
Alternate, pinnately compound, subtended by a stipule; leaflets 3-7, oval to elliptic, 2-5 cm long, margins toothed
Flowers
Inflorescence solitary; flowers radially symmetric; sepals 5, distinct, lance-shaped, 1.5-4 cm long, 2-4 mm wide; petals 5, distinct, heart-shaped, 2-3 cm long, pink; stamens numerous; pistils numerous, distinct; ovaries…
Inflorescence solitary; flowers radially symmetric; sepals 5, distinct, lance-shaped, 1.5-4 cm long, 2-4 mm wide; petals 5, distinct, heart-shaped, 2-3 cm long, pink; stamens numerous; pistils numerous, distinct; ovaries superior, enclosed in the hypanthium
Fruits and Seeds
Achenes, 3.8-4.5 mm long, yellowish, stiff hairs, enclosed by fleshy hypanthium; hypanthium forms hip, red, spherical to pear-shaped, 1-2 cm long
Phenology
Flowers from May to July
Notes
The Prickly rose is the floral emblem of Alberta.
Ethno-botanical uses:
Native peoples believed that placing the rose branches around the home of a deceased person would prevent the ghost from returning and haunting the home.
The Prickly rose is the floral emblem of Alberta.
Ethno-botanical uses:
Native peoples believed that placing the rose branches around the home of a deceased person would prevent the ghost from returning and haunting the home.
Range/Distribution
Alberta: The foothills, Rocky Mountains and boreal forest
CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT); USA (AK, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NM, NY, RI, SD, VT, WI, WV, WY)
Citation
Page Citation for Rosa acicularis Lindl.
Page Citation
"Species Details - Rosa acicularis Lindl., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-3778/12-65296. Accessed 04 Jul. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 69 specimens of this Species.
122192 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mount Stelfox
Date Collected2009-07-21
122191 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crescent Falls Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected2009-07-24
77834 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mountain River Camp
Date Collected1972-06-21
11183 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake
Date Collected1939-07-24
59786 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife
Date Collected1947-07-15
93988 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary
Date Collected1987-07-27
83004 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Nahanni National Park, Deadmen Valley
Date Collected1976-07-06
83000 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Nahanni National Park, Deadmen Valley
Date Collected1976-06-23
77835 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Martin House
Date Collected1971-08-07
77836 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Donnelly River
Date Collected1971-07-14
11184 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake
Date Collected1939-06-28
11185 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake
Date Collected1939-08-15
11186 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake
Date Collected1939-08-15
11187 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake
Date Collected1939-08-15
11188 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake
Date Collected1939-08-15
11182 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Smith
Date Collected1950-06-15
41166 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Tununuk Point
Date Collected1971-06-24
41167 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Inuvik
Date Collected1971-07-01
59785 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife
Date Collected1947-07-07
93973 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Discovery
Date Collected1971-07-05
30106 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Bear Lake
Date Collected1949-07-22/1949-07-25