OFGAC Native Trees and Shrubs Database

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Bristly Rose Rosa acicularis
Name, French:	Rosier aciculaire
Name, Other:	Églantier
Natural Habitat:	Meadows, clearings, open woods, roadsides, lake and river shores, rocky shelves and ridges, limestone flats
Tree Form:	Low, bush shrub.
Size At Maturity:	Shrub 1 m high 3 feet
Light Requirement:
Water Requirement: (scale of 1-5)
Wildlife:	Bright red rose hips eaten by mammals and birds.
Notes:	Single or few saucer-shaped pink flowers at tip of stem, bright red fruit (hips) in late summer. The floral emblem of Manitoba. Grows on clay or sand and acid and basic pH soils.