Rosa carolina
| Rosa carolina | |
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| 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 L. | |
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| Natural range of Rosa carolina from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: R. carolina var. villosa (Rehder), R. lyoni (Pursh), R. serrulata (Rafinesque)
Variety: Rosa subserrulata (Rydberg)
Description
R. carolina is a perennial subshrub of the Rosaceae family that is native to North America.[1]
