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Dog Rose |
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Rosa canina agg |
Taxonomic note: This page needs dividing into Rosa canina and Rosa caesia. The commonest kinds on Skye seem to be R canina group Dumales and R caesia ssp glauca, and the hybrid between them.
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Photo ©
Carl Farmer |
Quite frequent in woods and scrub Flower diameter c 3-5 cm ID: Prickles strongly hooked with stout bases, underside of leaves not scented. Hips without hairs or glands. Other features: Up to 3 m tall with long arching stems. Very variable. Leaves usually hairless, often with glands on the teeth. |
 Photo ©
Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |
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| Above: thorns on young shoot Right: thorns on main stem
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Carl Farmer |
| Arching stems with further stems growing from them |
