ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

Rosa laevigata Michaux — Cherokee Rose

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{Rosa laevigata}
Flower

{Rosa laevigata}
Flower


{Rosa laevigata}
Flower

{Rosa laevigata}
Flower Leaves


{Rosa laevigata}
Flowers / Leaves

{Rosa laevigata}
Flowers / Leaves

Habitat:

Roadsides, moist forests; native of China. Apparently introduced into the se. United States very early, where encountered by André Michaux in the 1790s and named as an apparent native species.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Rosa laevigata

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].





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