Rosaceae FAMILY

Rosa blanda

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 blanda is a sparsely prickly, deciduous shrub with erect to arching, sparsely branched stems that usually grow around 100 - 200cm tall. The plant produces suckers, forming thickets of growth[ 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 grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern & Central N. America - Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan to Quebec and Nova Scotia to Colorado, Missouri, West Virginia and Pennsylvania

HabitatThickets, grassy verges, edges of woods, ditches, stream banks, gravelly and sandy flats; at elevations up to 700 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. ]. Dry to moist, calcareous to neutral rocky slopes, shores etc[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].