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Rosaceae

Carolina rose

Rosa carolina L.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa

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Common names

By language (15)
Arabic
ورد كاروليني
arz
ورد كارولينا
Azerbaijani
Karolina itburnusu
Chinese
加罗林蔷薇, 加羅林薔薇
Danish
Carolina-Rose
English
Carolina rose, Pasture rose, Prairie rose
Finnish
Carolinanruusu
French
Rosier de Caroline
German
Carolina-Rose
Malayalam
റോസ കരോലിന
Persian
رز چراگاه
Polish
Róża karolińska
Portuguese
Carolina
Russian
Шиповник каролинский, Роза Каролина, Роза каролинская
Swedish
Carolinaros

Synonyms

  • Rosa carolina var. carolina
  • Rosa caroliniana Michx.
  • Rosa humilis Besser

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.