Rosa nutkana

Rosa nutkana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. nutkana
Binomial name
Rosa nutkana
Varieties[1][2]
  • Rosa nutkana C. Presl var. hispida Fernald
  • Rosa nutkana C. Presl var. nutkana
  • Rosa nutkana C. Presl var. muriculata (Greene) G.N. Jones
  • Rosa nutkana C. Presl var. setosa G.N. Jones

Rosa nutkana, the Nootka rose,[3] bristly rose, or wild rose is a 0.6–3.0-metre-tall (2–10-foot) perennial shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae).[4][5][6]

The species name nootka comes from the Nootka Sound of Vancouver Island, where the plant was first described.[7] This plant is native to Western North America.[6] There are 2 varieties: hispida grows in the Intermountain West from east of the Cascades to the Rocky Mountains, and nutkana grows in coastal areas from Alaska to California west to the Cascades. The Jepson Interchange (Flora of California) considers other varieties to be part of the nutkana variety.[5][8][9]

  1. ^ "Rosa nutkana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  2. ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Rosa nutkana Retrieved 2010-03-27
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rosa nutkana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ^ NPIN: Rosa nutkana (Nootka rose) Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  5. ^ a b WTU Herbarium Image Collection Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  6. ^ a b Stewart, Charles (May 1994). Wildflowers of the Olympics and Cascades. Sequim, Washington: Nature Education Enterprises. p. 77. ISBN 0-9621104-2-6.
  7. ^ Gerteis, Joan (2006-08-17). "Our Wild Nootka Rose". WSU Extension - Island County. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  8. ^ USDA. "PLANTS Database". Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  9. ^ Jepson. "A Flora of California". Retrieved 24 February 2011.