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(rose-uh pie-zoh-KAR-puh) Names: Clustered Wild Rose is also known as Cluster Rose, Peafruit Rose or Swamp Rose. Pisocarpa means pea-like fruit. Relationships: There are over 100 species of rose native to Eurasia, North America, and Northwest Africa. Long prized for their beauty and fragrance, more than 14,000 cultivated varieties of roses have ...
A native rose with clusters of pink flowers followed by clusters of pea-sized hips which provide food for wildlife. Reaches 3-12 feet tall. Can grow in wetlands or uplands. Very vigorous. Can spread by roots which can do a good job of holding soils on hills or erosion prone areas.
Cluster rose excels in moist areas like wetlands and stream edges. Once established, its shrubby habit is ideal to create a thicket for hedge rows and to provide shelter for small birds. Clustered rose can help stabilize soil along stream banks.
Clustered Wild Rose. Erect shrub, may form thickets. Stem with few prickles. Prickles straight, with thick base, pair of thorns just at base of leaf. Leaves pinnately compound, with 5–9 hairless, glandless, toothed leaflets. Inflorescence consists of 2–10 flowers in clusters on hairless, glandless stalks.
In an area famous for its roses - both cultivated and wild - it can be difficult to tell each species apart. In this guide, you’ll learn the visual tools to confidently identify Cluster Rose in the PNW.
Info, guide, description - Clustered Wild Rose (Rosa pisocarpa) with images, care guide, remedies, question and related plants
Clustered wild rose occurs on edges of marshes and streams, roadside ditches, and other wet areas west of the Cascade Mountains. (4) Habitat preferences. The Cluster Rose is a Riparian species, preferring moist soil or swamps and is tolerant of seasonal flooding. (5) Plant strategy type/ successional stage. Information not available. Associated ...
