Wildflowers: Wildflower ID Michigan

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  1. dvictor

    dvictor Active Member

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    Can you please help me identify this wildflower?

    The photo was taken at the end of July in rural Livingstone County, Michigan along the Pottawattomi Trail.

    Thank you.
     

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    Rosa sp.? Garden rose but in the wild?

    Sorry I am so ignorant that I can't even identify a rose but I thought this might have been something else.

    Thank you though.
     
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    Sundrop Well-Known Member

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    Yes, it is a wild rose. Not a garden rose in the wild.
     
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    If this is not a cultivar, what is the actually species name then?

    Again, thank you for your help.

    David
     
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    Identification of wild roses is rather difficult as they differ in minor details, needless to say they hybridize readily.
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Maybe Rosa palustris, but as others have mentioned, details are lacking, including: number of flowers on the flowering head (others older / younger could be hidden by the flower), close-up of the leaf petiole and stipules, and general armature on the plant (how prickly it is).

    Much poison ivy on the ground below it, though.
     
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    Rosa palustris has curved thorns, while this one seems to have straight, needle like thorns (well, if the reddish stems on the second photograph belongs to the same/same kind of plant), such as R. carolina, but I'm not convinced about that identification either.
     
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    I live in Alberta (wild rose country), our provincial floral emblem is Rosa acicularis, we see a lot of those pink flowers around. Rose hips are a lovely snack when hiking.
     

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