Rosaceae FAMILY

Rosa virginiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

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 virginiana is a prickly, deciduous shrub with erect to ascending, densely-branched stems usually growing 100 - 300cm long. The plant can sucker freely and often forms dense thickets[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is used in soil stabilization projects and is also grown as an ornamental, where it can be used both as a hedge and a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland, south to Tennessee and Virginia

HabitatMainly near the coast, growing in grasslands, woods, cliffs, maritime heathlands, ditches, old fields, edges of wet spruce woods, rocky ledges, damp thickets, swamps, streams, shores; at elevations up to 200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].