Swamp Rose

Rosa palustris

"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.
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Appearance

"Rosa palustris" is a shrub with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thorny stems. The flowers are pink, borne in summer.
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Naming

The species epithet "palustris" is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusRosa
SpeciesR. palustris
Photographed in
United States of America