Date: June 27, 2014. Location: Hickory Hill Park
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Subclass | Rosidae |
| Order | Rosales |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Genus | Rosa |
| Species | Rosa setigera |
Date: June 27, 2014. Location: Hickory Hill Park
BONAP, FNA (Illustration), ITIS, USDA, VPI, [BACK TO ROSES]
Scientific Name: Rosa setigera
Common Name: climbing rose
Origin: Native
Notes: R. setigera is not frequently encountered in Iowa (map), but is relatively easy to identify. In wooded areas, it tends to climb through and above others plants, in open areas, the canes may fall over each other forming a large bush–one such bush known to be more than 16 years old; It's leaves often have 3 leaflets and it's styles are visible and connate (pressed together).
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
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Flowers: petals which drop after 4 days are pink/magenta sometimes fading to white toward the center; Sepals, pedicels, and hypanthium often with stipitate glandular hairs.
Leaves: on flowering shoots with usually 3 but sometimes 5 leaflets; leaf rachis and stipule margins frequently glandular.
Stems: green through the summer and they may grow more than eight feet tall to top the supporting vegetation. The sparse prickles seem to help support the stems as they lean on neighboring plants.
Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
