Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Subclass | Rosidae |
| Order | Rosales |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Genus | Rosa |
| Species | Rosa blanda |
Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)
USDA Plant Profile Flora of N. America
Scientific Name: Rosa blanda
Common Name: Meadow rose, Smooth rose
Origin: Native
Notes: The lack or scarcity of prickles on the upper stems is a convenient identification feature of this species. It is most often found in prairie remnants, roadside populations, and woodland slopes. Some publications recognize two varieties of R. blanda. ITIS recognizes only one (see ref. #12).
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Flowers: pink; pedicels and hypanthia glabrous; sepals are spreading or upright (porrect) and persist in fruit.
Leaves: on flowering shoots with 5-7 leaflets; stipules may be glandular or eglandular.
Stems: upper stems with few or no prickles, lower (older) stems may or may not have acicular prickles.
Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
