Rosa bracteata
(Macartney Rose)
Rosa bracteata, George Bush Park, Houston, Harris Co. 6663
Rosa bracteata, George Bush Park, Houston, Harris Co. 6542
Rosa bracteata, George Bush Park, Houston, Harris Co. 6555
Rosa bracteata, George Bush Park, Houston, Harris Co. 6561
Rosa bracteata, George Bush Park, Houston, Harris Co. 6562
| Scientific Name | Rosa bracteata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ROBR |
| Common Name | Macartney Rose | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 24817 |
| Family | Rosaceae (Rose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soils in disturbed areas, roadsides, open fields, pastures, bayou edges, swampy thickets, etc. Plant: Woody shrub up to 10 ft. tall and as wide with arching or climbing stems up to 15 ft. long; older stems with reddish brown bark, young stems green and hairy; stems armed with stout curved prickles. Leaves: Alternate, odd pinnate compound leaves with 5 to 9 dark green, shiny leaflets, 1/2 to 1-3/8 inches long; leaflets are narrowly obovate to elliptic, evergreen and with finely serrate edges and "pricklets" on the underside. Inflorescence: Flowers usually solitary or in panicles at the ends of branches; each one 2 to 2-3/4 inches across with 5 white petals and numerous stamens; pedicel, hypanthium, and sepals covered with white hairs. Bloom Period: May to October. Fruit: Hairy round, orange-red rose hips, about 1-3/8 inch across. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Flora of North America and Alabama Plant Atlas. |
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Texas Status: Introduced INVASIVE |
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