Rosaceae FAMILY

Rosa gymnocarpa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

There is a layer of hairs around the seeds just beneath the flesh of the fruit. These hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract if ingested.

Botanical Description

Rosa gymnocarpa is a prickly, deciduous shrub usually producing a loose cluster of erect to spreading, sparsely to densely-branched, slender stems that can grow from 30 - 250cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, .Idaho, Montana, California

HabitatLight shade (rarely in full sun) in open woodlands, forest edges, often near streams or rocky sites; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].