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Virginia Rose - Rosa virginiana
Growing on a sunny hillside by a dirt road near a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 25, 2018.
Shrublike. Compound leaves, one leaf per node. Infrastipular prickles. Narrow (1.1+mm) stipules that are widest towards apex.
I got several eyes on this and keyed it out to the best of my ability, but there still are some lingering doubts about whether this is Rosa virginiana or Rosa carolina.
''Rosa virginiana'', commonly known as the Virginia rose, common wild rose or prairie rose, is a woody perennial in the rose family native to eastern North America, where it is the most common wild rose. It is deciduous, forming a suckering shrub up to 2 metres in height, though often less. The stems are covered in numerous hooked prickles. The leaves are pinnate, usually with between 7 and 9 glossy leaflets. The pink flowers are borne singly or in small clusters and appear over a long period in.. more
