Prickly Wild Rose

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Rosa acicularis

Prickly Wild Rose, a reference photo
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Prickly Wild Rose being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa
Species
Rosa acicularis

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