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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonym: ''R. carolina'' var. ''villosa'' (Rehder), ''R. lyoni'' (Pursh), ''R. serrulata'' (Rafinesque)
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Synonym: ''R. carolina'' var. ''villosa'' (Rehder), ''R. lyoni'' (Pursh), ''R. serrulata'' (Rafinesque); ''R. carolina'' var. ''grandifolia'' (Baker) Rehder; ''R. lyoni''' Pursh
  
 
Variety: ''Rosa subserrulata'' (Rydberg)
 
Variety: ''Rosa subserrulata'' (Rydberg)

Revision as of 12:44, 28 June 2018

Common names: Carolina Rose [1], pasture rose [2]

Rosa carolina
Rosa carolina IWL.jpg
Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species: R. carolina
Binomial name
Rosa carolina
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ROSA CARO DIST.JPG
Natural range of Rosa carolina from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: R. carolina var. villosa (Rehder), R. lyoni (Pursh), R. serrulata (Rafinesque); R. carolina var. grandifolia (Baker) Rehder; R. lyoni' Pursh

Variety: Rosa subserrulata (Rydberg)

Description

R. carolina is a perennial subshrub of the Rosaceae family that is native to North America.[1]

Distribution

Rosa carolina is found throughout the entire eastern United States as far west as Texas, as well as, Ontario and Quebec.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

Habitats for R. carolina include upland forests, wooddlands, pastures, and roadsides. [3] Specimens have been collected from pine-oak woodland, partial shade of a trail, full sun of a cmaping ground, edge of abandoned limestone quarry, upland oak woodland, and planted slash pine region. [4]

Coarse soils are ideal for R. carolina. It has a high tolerance for drought and a medium tolerance for fire and shade. [1]

Phenology

Flowering occurs primarily during April and May, with some recordings as late as August.[5]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database
  2. Jump up Goldblum, D., et al. (2013). "The impact of seed mix weight on diversity and species composition in a tallgrass prairie restoration planting, Nachusa grasslands, Illinois, USA." Ecological Restoration 31(2): 154-167.
  3. Jump up Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  4. Jump up URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Gary Knight, John Nelson, R.K. Godfery, Richard Mitchell, Rodie White, R. Komarek, William Platt, Bob Farley, D.C.F. States and counties: Florida (Alachua, Leon, Jackson) Georgia (Grady, Thomas)
  5. Jump up Pan Flora