Rosa carolina L.

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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Rosaceae Rosa Carolina L.
det. M. Nee, 2014
Wisconsin, Richland Co., 3 miles SE of center of Richland
Center.
43°18’29”N, 90°20’24”W. alt. 219 m.
T 10 N; R 1 E; NW'^NE!/* Sect. 35.
Along grassed waterway between flat agricultural fields,
with Carex, Spartinapectinacea, Solidago canadensis,
Veronicastrum virginicum\ wet prairie at time of settlment
in the 1850s. Decades ago mowed twice a year for hay, now
somewhat overgrown.
Extensive patch with many erect stems, 1.5 m. tall, to 8 mm
in diameter; stems with numerous reflexed prickles on
lower part, but herbarium material (i.e. upper flower/fruit-
bearing branches) nearly unarmed. Voucher for wood
specimen, MADw. Hips green with reddish twinge.
Coll.-M. Nee 61288	13 July 2014
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
02591328