Rosa palustris is a shrub with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thorny stems. The flowers are pink, borne in summer.
Etymology
The species epithetpalustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.[4]
References
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^NatureServe (2006), "Rosa palustris", NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1, Arlington, Virginia, retrieved 2021-09-01{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rosa palustris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 October 2015.