Rosa blanda W. Aiton var. blanda . Common name: Smooth Rose, Meadow Rose. Phenology: May-Jun; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Rocky forests. Distribution: QC west to MB, south to s. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007), MD, VA, WV (Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006), OH, IN, IL, MO, KS, and MT.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = NE; < Rosa blanda Aiton — C, FNA9, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NY, Pa, Va, Joly & Bruneau (2007); >< Rosa blanda Aiton — F; > Rosa johannensis Fernald — F; > Rosa rousseauiorum Boivin — F; > Rosa williamsii Fernald — F. Basionym: Rosa blanda Aiton 1789
Links to other floras: < Rosa blanda - FNA9
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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