Rosa woodsii
Rosaceae
Pearhip Rose
Loose shrub to dense thicket. Stems straight, gray or red-brown, with few to many slender, round, straight thorns. Leaves have 5–9 leaflets without glands. Leaflets widest in middle, round at tips, single-toothed. Flowers small, 1–5 in cluster. Petals 5, 3/4–1 in. long, deep pink to rose, 5 sepals without glands or teeth nearly equal in length to petals. Hips pear-shaped, about 1/3 in. long. Grows in moist places in otherwise dry habitats at low to mid elevations, higher in the southern part of our region.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: 5 Petals-Many Stamens
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 3–6 feet
- Habitat: Meadow, Moist Riverbanks
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, East Gorge, Siskiyous, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Wood's Rose, Interior Rose
- Latin Synonyms: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana
