Rosaceae
Nootka rose
Rosa nutkana
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
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Common names
By language (7)
- arz
- ورد نوتكانا
- Chinese
- 单瓣玫瑰, 單瓣玫瑰
- Czech
- Růže nutkanská
- English
- Nootka rose
- French
- Rosier de Nootka
- Persian
- رز جزیره ونکوور, رز جزیرهٔ ونکوور
- Swedish
- Nutkaros
Synonyms
- Rosa nutkana var. nutkana
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: GunnarBonk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.