Rosaceae
White prairie rose
Rosa foliolosa
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- ورد صغير الأوراق
- arz
- ورد فوليولوسا
- Chinese
- 白花草原蔷薇, 白花草原薔薇
- English
- White prairie rose
Synonyms
- Rosa foliolosa f. alba (Bridwell) Rehder
- Rosa foliolosa var. alba Bridwell
- Rosa ignota Shinners
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: A. Barra, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kyle M. Simpson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meghan Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.