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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/1-3778/12-77607. Accessed 03 Apr. 2025.
Specimen Information
There are 69 specimens of this Species.
103056 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Cote Creek
Date Collected1976-08-04
104239 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1985-06-02
104255 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Bear Lake, McTavish Arm
Date Collected1928-08-11
113478 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Athabasca Dunes Ecological Reserve
Date Collected1976-07-26
114518 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Southeast Lyell Glacier
Date Collected1984-08-01
114877 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Leduc
Date Collected2004-08-11
114878 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Redwater Natural Area
Date Collected2005-08-25
114876 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, University of Alberta Woodbend Field Station
Date Collected1997-06-25
115037 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Caribou Mountains
Date Collected1976-08-20
115973 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Leduc
Date Collected2006-06-01
115974 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Redwater Natural Area
Date Collected2006-06-21
114665 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Ilka's Fen
Date Collected2005-08-26
116576 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Montana, Toole County, Monroe Canyon
Date Collected1976-06-07
117791 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected2007-06-05
118476 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Thompson Creek
Date Collected2007-06-20
118727 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Buffalo Head Prairie
Date Collected1981-06-30
119187 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Rossington
Date Collected1969-06-10
119796 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Thompson Creek Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected2008-06-25
119795 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Windy Point
Date Collected2008-06-25
119993 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hinton
Date Collected1965-06-28
122190 - Rosa acicularis Lindl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cline River
Date Collected2009-06-19