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Rosa arvensis

Botanic Family

Rosaceae

Author

Hudson

Common Names

• Field Rose

Geographical Habitats

• SW. & C. Europe
• S. Turkey

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• hedgerows
• scrubland
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Summer Jun-Jul (GB)

Fruiting Times

Rambling deciduous trailing or climbing shrub with fragrant 50mm white to pink flowers, solitary or in corymbs & 20mm long red fruit, scattered hooked prickles, inflorescence to 6 flowers, serrated leaflets, pinnate sepals

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• GWC 1997
• FOBI
• APDC
• The Plant List
• Botanicus