species 9,378 observations

Climbing Prairie Rose

Rosa setigera

Field notes

Rosa setigera, commonly known as the climbing rose, prairie rose, and climbing wild rose, is a species of shrub or vine in the Rosaceae (rose) family native to central and eastern North America.

Supports All

290 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Spring Cankerworm Moth, Stigmella rosaefoliella, Tobacco Budworm Moth, Cecropia Moth 105
Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp, Acmaeodera tubulus, Spiny Rose Gall Wasp, Blister-Gall Wasp 10
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Pileated Woodpecker, Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly, Bicolored Flower Longhorn Beetle, Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid 35
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Slender Flower Longhorn Beetle 140

Children

Downy Climbing Prairie Rose

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Vines
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Well drained Moist
Water use: Low
Soil: Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH: Acid Neutral
Deer resistant: No
Habit: Arching Climbing Erect Spreading
Plant type: Shrub Vine Rose

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.