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Photographer: Matthew L. Wagner
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Family Rosaceae
Rosa palustris Marshall
swamp rose
Rosa: ancient Latin name whose meaning has been lost
palustris: "of marshes"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, to 7' tall shrub with many branches; stems with downward curving, stout thorns usually only near the nodes |
| Flower: | pink, 5-parted, 1 1/2"-2 1/3" wide, sepals becoming deciduous; inflorescence solitary or in small, wide clusters (corymbs) of stalked flowers |
| Fruit: | red, smooth, berry-like hips |
| Leaf: | pinnately-divided with usually 7 finely-toothed leaflets |
| Habitat: | swamps, marshes, streambanks |
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