Rosaceae FAMILY

Rosa canina

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

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 canina is a prickly, deciduous shrub with long, arching branches that can sprawl over the surrounding area; it usually grows from 1 - 2.5 metres tall, occasionally reaching 5 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in wild gardens, where it can be used as part of a hedge. and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, excluding the far north; southwest and central Asia - Turkey to Kazakhstan and Pakistan; Northwestern Africa - Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

HabitatHedges, scrub, woods, roadsides, banks etc[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. ]. Forest edges and thinned-out forests, shrubs, open slopes, banks of mountain streams and brooks, felled areas, pastures, roadsides, fences[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].