Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose) Local including Oregon

including Oregon

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The leaves are pinnately compound with 5-7 toothed leaflets

The upper surface of the leaf is shiny and dark green but the underneath side is paler and hairy

Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose) Local including OregonPlant Description: A large, slightly arching shrub that can be thicket forming with stems that range from quite prickly to almost thornless. Young stems appear pinkish green but blacken with age. Light green leaves are pinnately compound with 5 7 slightly hairy sharply toothed leaflets. Leaves are glandular releasing a spicy fragrance on warmer days. The large 4 in wide flowers are in clusters of 1 4, with pink to purple colored petals. Flowers bloom