Rosaceae FAMILY

Rosa caesia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

There is a layer of hairs around the seeds just beneath the flesh of the fruit. These hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract if ingested.

Botanical Description

Rosa caesia is a prickly, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 2.00 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMost of Europe, excluding northern Russia, Portugal and the Balkans, east to the Caucasus

HabitatWoods, hedges and scrub[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].