Irish wildflowers
Photos: near Dungarvan, Co. Waterford |
Field-rose Rosa arvensis Rós léana Family: Rosaceae Flowering June - July. Deciduous shrub. Native. Clusters of 2-5 white flowers, styles joined in a column longer than the stamens. Sepals are undivided, patent and falling early. Disc flat. The fruit are red, rounded and hairless. Pinnate leaves, with 5-7 leaflets. Clambering or trailing growth habit, the stems green below, often reddish above, with sparse, slender, usually hooked prickles Can be frequent in some parts of Ireland in hedgerows, woods and thickets. Identified by Paul Green. |
Field-rose, Rosa arvensis, Rós léana
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