| Common Name |
California Wild Rose |
| Latin Name |
Rosa californica |
| Native Habitat |
North facing slopes to 6,000 feet |
| Soil |
Moist |
| Water |
Regularly |
| Height X Width |
9 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Thorns |
| Leaves |
Green, deciduous |
| Garden Suitability |
Butterfly, Ethnobotanical, Fragrance |
| Ornamental Value |
1" to 2" fragrant pink flowers |
| Nature Value |
Important to butterflies, nesting for small animals |
| Native American Uses |
Tea from hips, hips (fruit) eaten raw or cooked,
blossoms soaked in water for a beverage, hips strung for necklaces,
stems used in basketry |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7179 |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_californica |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/138204/ |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Rosa+californica |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/rosa-californica |
| Nursery, images,
and data |
http://www.smgrowers.com/info/rosacalifornica.asp |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ROCA2 |
