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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Rose Family
  7. Roses
  8. Damask Rose
  9. Desert Rose

species 160 observations

Desert Rose

Rosa stellata

Status
maybe native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

96 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Tobacco Budworm Moth, Io Moth, Peppered Moth, Red-spotted Admiral 26
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp, Blister-Gall Wasp, Diplolepis spinosa 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Hermit Thrush, Common Grass Skimmer, Northern Cardinal, Northern Mockingbird 14
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Margined Calligrapher, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Grammoptera subargentata, Red-belted Bumble Bee 53

Children

  • Rosa stellata erlansoniae
  • Sacramento Rose
  • Desert Rose
  • Grand Canyon 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
Moisture
Dry
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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