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Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose)

Synonyms: Rosa caryocarpa (homotypic); Rosa lyalliana; Rosa manca; Rosa pandorana

Wikipedia Abstract

Rosa nutkana, the Nootka rose, bristly rose, or wild rose is a 2–10 feet (0.61–3.05 m) tall perennial shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae). The species name nootka comes from the Nootka Sound of Vancouver Island, where the plant was first described. This plant is native to Western North America. There are 2 varieties: hispida grows in the Intermountain West, from east of the Cascades to the Rocky Mountains, and nutkana grows in coastal areas from Alaska to California, east to the Cascades. The Jepson Interchange (Flora of California) considers other varieties to be part of the nutkana variety.
View Wikipedia Record: Rosa nutkana

Infraspecies

Rosa nutkana melina
Rosa nutkana nutkana (Nootka rose) (Attributes)
Rosa nutkana var. hispida (Bristly Nootka rose) (Attributes)
Rosa nutkana var. muriculata
Rosa nutkana var. schedinorum
Rosa nutkana var. setosa

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Fire Tolerance [1]  High
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Frost Free Days [1]  9 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Thicket Forming
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Hazards [2]  There is a layer of hairs around the seeds just beneath the flesh of the fruit. These hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract if ingested.
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera, Bats
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Container, Cutting, Seed
Root Depth [1]  6 inches (15 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Seeds Per [1]  45000 / lb (99208 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  The plant makes a good informal hedge;
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Flower Color [1]  Red
Foliage Color [1]  Dark Green
Fruit Color [1]  Red
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [2]  8.856 feet (2.7 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous
View Plants For A Future Record : Rosa nutkana

Protected Areas

Predators

Xylena cineritia (Gray Swordgrass)[3]
Xylena nupera (red swordgrass moth)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0