Biology:Rosa spithamea
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. spithamea
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| Binomial name | |
| Rosa spithamea S.Watson
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Rosa spithamea is a species of rose known by the common names ground rose[1] and coast ground rose. It is native to Oregon and California , where it grows in forest and chaparral habitats, especially areas recently burned.
Description
Rosa spithamea is a small perennial[2] shrub growing no taller than about half a meter. The stem is studded with a few or many prickles. The glandular leaves are each made up of several double-toothed oval leaflets, the terminal leaflet up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyme of up to 10 flowers with pink petals each up to 1.5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a rose hip about a centimeter wide and scarlet in color.[2]
References
- ↑ "Rosa spithamea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ROSP3. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ROSPS2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7367152 entry
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