Prickly wild rose

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Rosa acicularis is a flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. It is commonly known as the prickly wild rose, prickly rose, bristly rose, wild rose or Arctic rose. It is a species of wild rose with a Holarctic distribution in northern regions of Asia, Europe, and North America.

• It belongs to the Rosaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 22 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Alaska. ^NatureServe
• In Alaska, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in June–July. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as red. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as early summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 4 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 2,124 research-grade sightings of it in Alaska, ranking #11 among the 108 flowers on our Alaska list. ^iNaturalist