Introductory
SPECIES: Rosa acicularis | Prickly Rose 



ABBREVIATION : 
ROSACI

SYNONYMS : 
   Rosa sayi
   Rosa bourgeauiana
   Rosa engelmanni
   Rosa pyrifera
   Rosa butleri


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ROAC
   ROACA
   ROACS


COMMON NAMES : 
   prickly rose


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of prickly rose is Rosa
acicularis Lindl. [41].  Prickly rose hybridizes with smooth wild rose
(R. blanda), Nootka rose (R. nutkana), prairie wild rose (R. arkansana),
and Wood's rose (R. woodsii) [28,84,87].  Two subspecies of prickly rose
are recognized [41]:

R. a. ssp. acicularis
R. a. ssp. sayi


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
M. F. Crane, October 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Crane, M. F. 1990. Rosa acicularis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Rosa acicularis | Prickly Rose