"Rosa palustris", the swamp rose, is a shrub in the rose family native to much of eastern North America. It can be found from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the north, south to Florida and west to Arkansas and Ontario. It is a host of the blinded sphinx moth and Coptotriche admirabilis.
Similar species: Rosales
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Uploaded Dec 28, 2020. Captured Jun 15, 2018 16:44 in Chris Swarth Boardwalk Trail, Lothian, MD 20711, USA.