Rosa carolina Linnaeus ssp. carolina . Common name: Carolina Rose. Phenology: May-Jun; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Upland forests, woodlands, pastures, roadsides. Distribution: NB and ON south to FL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Tn, Va; = Rosa humilis Marshall — S13; < Rosa carolina L. — Ar, C, G, GrPl, NcTx, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tx, W, WH3, Joly & Bruneau (2007), Robertson (1974); > Rosa carolina L. — S; < Rosa carolina L. var. carolina; > Rosa carolina L. var. carolina — F, Il; > Rosa carolina L. var. grandiflora (Baker) Rehder — F; > Rosa carolina L. var. villosa (Best) Rehder — F, Il; > Rosa lyoni Pursh — S; > Rosa serrulata Raf. — S; Rosa carolina L. Basionym: Rosa carolina L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Rosa carolina ssp. carolina - FNA9
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- 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 ⓘ: 7
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