Download Wild Rose (Rosa spp.)

Wild Rose
(Rosa spp.)
Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) Rose-like or in the rose family.
Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh) Latin name for rose or referring to the rose
genus or to the colour rose.
Species: multiflora (mul-tih-FLOR-uh) Means many flowers.
Also called multiflora rose, climbing Polyantha rose, redoute rose ‘seven
sisters’, wreath rose and old garden rose.
There are many types of wild rose which grow in this area and may be in Altona
Forest. These include: multiflora (R. multiflora), sweetbrier (R. eglanteria), pasture
rose (R carolina) and many more. It is sufficient to recognize the plant as a wild
rose.
Wild Rose
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Rose -- Wild
Leaves - compound, with 3-11 leaflets,
similar in shape to the garden rose.
Stems - red or green and are very thorny.
Wild Rose
Fruit - fleshy 'hips' which are familiar on
cultivated roses.
Flowers - white but can also be red to pink,
5 petals, fragrant, 3 to 12 cm across.
Rose -- Wild
Beautiful Pink Wild
Rose
This photo was taken near Lacey’s Pond where an observant hiker will
notice a number of wild roses growing near the pond and along the bank of
the tributary which has its source in Lacey’s Pond. This Tributary is called
“Rose Bank Tributary” for the roses on its bank. This may be why the nearby street is called Rosebank Raod.
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