Rosa arkansana

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusRosa
Species:Rosa arkansana Porter
Common NamePrairie Rose
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 7; Leaflet Number: 9; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Type: Aggregate; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 6; Pistil Number: 7; Pistil Number: 8; Pistil Number: 9; Pistil Number: 10; Pistil Number: 11; Pistil Number: 12; Pistil Number: 13+; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value 5
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); G5 (Global Rank)

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Rosa arkansana var. depressa Rosa arkansana var. depressa Cockerell
Rosa arkansanoides Rosa arkansanoides C.K. Schneid.
Rosa blanda var. arkansana Rosa blanda var. arkansana (Porter) Best
Rosa bushii Rosa bushii Rydb.
Rosa heliophila Rosa heliophila Greene
Rosa polyanthema Rosa polyanthema Lunell
Rosa ratonensis Rosa ratonensis Erlanson
Rosa relicta Rosa relicta Erlanson
Rosa subglauca Rosa subglauca Rydb.
Rosa virginiana var. arkansana Rosa virginiana var. arkansana (Porter) MacMill.

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.

Plant Photos