Scientific Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
Rosa fendleri
Other common names
wild rose
fendler rose
Wood's rose
woods rose
Plant type
Shrubs
Riparian
Yes
Plant Description
Origin
Native
Similar species
Rosa arizonica
Similar to Rosa arizonica but grows taller, has smaller thorns and larger flowers. Leaflets mostly 5 or 7, up to 1 inch long, saw-like toothed, oval, hairless or fine, short hairs below. Flowers 1 to 4 at the ends of lateral shoots; Petals 3/4 inch long.
Leaflets mostly 5 or 7, up to 1 inch long, distinctly longer than wide, saw-like toothed, oval to egg-shape, hairless or fine, short hairs below, armed with straight or curved prickles; Flowers 1 to 4 at the ends of lateral shoots that grow from old wood.
Height
16 feet
Width
4 feet
Habitat
Habitat description
Often along streams or moist habitats and in pine forests.
Plant Community
Riparian
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
4000
High elevation
9000
Leaves
Leaf color
Dark Green
Leaf type
Compound
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaf hairs
None
Spines
Yes
Leaf Drop
Deciduous
Pinnate, 3 to 7 toothed, oval to narrow oval leaflets to 1 inch long.
Flowers
Flower color
Light pink to deep rose
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
No
First bloom month
May
Last bloom month
August
Fragrant with 5 broad pink petals and yellow stamens to 2-1/4 inches wide.
Flower clusters
None
Fruit
Fruit color
Red-orange to purple or black
Fruit type
Berry-like
Fruit berry-like (hip) that turns red when mature, long, narrow oval to almost globe-shaped, 1/2 inch in diameter.