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  9. Prickly Wild Rose

species 25,336 observations

Prickly Wild Rose

Rosa acicularis

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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318 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Soothsayer Dart, Tobacco Budworm Moth, Rose Leaf Miner, Cecropia Moth 118
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp, Diplolepis spinosa, Willow Gall Limb Borer, Acmaeodera tubulus 15
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Goldenrod Crab Spider, Ruffed Grouse, Southern Red-backed Vole, Potato Aphid 31
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Silver-backed Orsodacnid Beetle, Grammoptera subargentata, Judolia montivagans, Tricolored Bumble Bee 153
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Epicauta oregona 1

Children

  • Rosa acicularis acicularis
  • Say's Rose

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Dry Moist Wet
Water use
High
Drought tolerant
Yes
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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