« Back to your search
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.
30266 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Bear Lake, Smith Arm
Date Collected1928-07-16/1928-07-21
126019 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hoadley
Date Collected2010-06-28
130269 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitemud Creek
Date Collected1967-07-12
130271 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Peace River
Date Collected1984-08-07
129000 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Sparwood
Date Collected1979-07-21
129001 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Teepee Mountain
Date Collected1983-07-11
129002 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Line Creek
Date Collected1982-07-24
131495 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Pocahontas
Date Collected1971-07-01
138057 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Wizard Lake
Date Collected2014-06-12
137890 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Soldan Lake
Date Collected2014-07-01
135233 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coyote Lake Nature Sanctuary
Date Collected2011-08-31
135923 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coyote Lake Nature Sanctuary
Date Collected2009-08-25
135876 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coyote Lake Nature Sanctuary
Date Collected2009-08-25
136030 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Rocky Mountain House
Date Collected2007-06-20
137509 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Saskatchewan, Emma Lake
Date Collected2013-06-30
138405 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitney Lake
Date Collected2013-08-13
138406 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Devon
Date Collected2013-08-18
139650 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, University of Alberta Woodbend Field Station
Date Collected2016-06-02
139952 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Nisku
Date Collected2017-06-21
139976 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coyote Lake Nature Sanctuary
Date Collected2017-07-04
139977 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coyote Lake Nature Sanctuary
Date Collected2017-07-04