Common names

Wood's rose, western wild rose, interior rose, common wild rose, mountain rose

Plant Family

Rosaceae

North American Native

Yes

Description/Taxonomy

Tolerant and vigorous with spreading behavior, and tolerates a wide range of soil and watering conditions from dry rocky slopes to moist creek bottoms, loam, and clay. Perfect for cottage gardens, wildflower meadows, creating natural barriers, and foundation plantings. Named after botanist Joseph Woods, this hardy native shrub became one of the most common and variable of the wild roses in central and western North America.

History

Traditionally revered as a significant medicinal plant, used by native tribes in the Rockies, and even used as the symbol for the Shoshone tribe.

Parts Used

Flowers, hips(seed pods), leaves, roots, stems

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Cultivation

Can be cultivated from seed, cuttings, removed suckers, and layering.

Advantages

Attracts Bees, Perennial, Cold hardy, Drought Tolerant, Grows in Rocky Soils, Deer Resistant

Culinary

Hips are rich in vitamin C and protein, and are commonly used in teas and jellies.

Herbal and Medicinal Uses

Hips can be eaten or used in teas and medicine. Used for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, bark and stems have traditionally been used to treat diarrhea.

Constituents

Various flavonoids, carotenoids, phenols, hydroxycinnamic acids, tannins, terpenes, aldehydes, alcohols, vitamin C, fatty acids, and minerals.