FNPS Plant Database
Rosa palustris
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts pollinators and is especially important for native bees.
Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
- Information on salt tolerance comes from northern nurseries in areas where the biggest issue is likely to be salt used for deicing roadsides.
- This native rose is generally not susceptible to the disease and insect pests that attack many of the hybrid roses.
Citations:
https://www.midwestgroundcovers.com/plant/Rosa-palustris-NGN
General:
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rosa-palustris/
Insects:
https://www.xerces.org/search/node?keys=rosa
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e834
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
