Field rose
Rosa arvensis
Synonyms: Rosa arvensis var. hispida, Rosa arvensis occurrens, Rosa repens, Rosa rothii, Rosa arvensis f. conica, Rosa arvensis var. archetypa, Rosa arvensis f. ovata, Rosa arvensis var. glandulosa, Rosa repens var. typica, Rosa arvensis densa, Rosa macrostylis, Rosa arvensis f. repens, Rosa arvensis var. ayreshirea, Rosa arvensis var. pubescens, Rosa arvensis tomentosa, Ripartia arvensis, Rosa sylvestris var. subbibracteata, Rosa arvensis f. nuda, Rosa arvensis var. subsericea, Rosa transalpina, Rosa arvensis f. laevipes, Rosa × gallicoides var. pseudorepens, Rosa arvensis transiens, Rosa repens var. parvifolia, Rosa arvensis f. bosniaca, Rosa arvensis var. stipularis, Rosa sylvestris var. ovata, Rosa arvensis var. scandens, Rosa arvensis f. erronea, Rosa arvensis var. umbellata, Rosa arvensis var. laevipes, Rosa arvensis var. subbibracteata, Rosa arvensis var. vulgaris, Rosa arvensis depauperata, Rosa arvensis var. capreolata, Rosa arvensis f. atrata, Rosa arvensis var. grandidentata, Ripartia repens, Rosa arvensis var. conspicua, Rosa arvensis f. baldaccii, Rosa arvensis var. hybrida, Rosa arvensis f. transalpina, Rosa arvensis f. pyriformis, Rosa arvensis var. obtusata, Rosa arvensis var. syrmiensis, Rosa seperina, Rosa arvensis var. pseudoscandens, Rosa serpens, Rosa × gallicoides var. pseudostylosa, Rosa × gallicoides var. pseudobibracteata, Rosa repens var. ovata, Rosa scandens var. ovata, Rosa arvensis var. bedoei, Rosa arvensis var. major, Rosa arvensis var. bracteata, Rosa arvensis var. multiflora, Rosa arvensis var. glabrifolia, Rosa arvensis var. pseudobibracteata, Rosa sylvestris f. atrata, Rosa arvensis f. scaphusiensis, Rosa arvensis var. pilifera, Rosa arvensis f. umbellata, Rosa arvensis sincera, Rosa arvensis f. rhomboideocuneata, Rosa arvensis f. paradoxa, Rosa arvensis f. subbibracteata, Rosa sylvestris var. repens, Rosa arvensis var. ovata, Rosa arvensis adversa, Rosa arvensis baldensis, Rosa arvensis var. complicata, Rosa arvensis var. hermanniae, Rosa ovata, Rosa arvensis var. intercedens, Rosa arvensis var. repens, Rosa arvensis var. atrata, Rosa arvensis var. pseudostylosa, Rosa arvensis subsp. transalpina, Rosa arvensis var. globosa, Rosa halleri, Rosa arvensis var. serpens, Rosa × gallicoides var. pseudoscandens, Rosa erronea, Rosa arvensis var. brevistyla, Rosa repens capreolata, Rosa arvensis f. aberrans, Rosa arvensis var. baldensis, Rosa paradoxa, Rosa arvensis marita, Rosa arvensis var. bibracteata, Rosa capreolata, Rosa arvensis f. scardica, Rosa reptans, Rosa arvensis var. genuina, Rosa arvensis f. pseudobibracteata, Rosa sylvestris var. baldensis, Rosa × bibracteata var. glandulosa, Rosa arvensis f. rothii, Rosa arvensis f. pilifolia, Rosa arvensis subsp. umbellata, Rosa arvensis sphenocarpa, Rosa arvensis var. typica, Rosa arvensis var. parvifolia, Rosa dierbachiana, Rosa arvensis f. subbiserrata, Rosa sylvestris var. rothii, Rosa arvensis f. baldensis, Rosa sempervirens subsp. arvensis, Rosa commiserata, Rosa stylosa, Rosa arvensis f. appendiculata, Rosa arvensis heterophylla, Rosa arvensis conferta, Rosa arvensis corymbosa, Rosa arvensis f. ovatocordata, Ripartia baldensis, Rosa arvensis f. pseudostylosa, Rosa herporhodon, Rosa arvensis var. taurica, Rosa arvensis var. glandulifera, Rosa arvensis var. pseudorepens, Rosa arvensis var. nuda, Rosa arvensis subvar. ovata, Rosa arvensis var. buraeana, Rosa arvensis f. adenocarpa, Rosa bedoei, Rosa repens var. stricta, Rosa arvensis var. mirabilis, Rosa brippii, Rosa arvensis var. blanda, Rosa arvensis f. genuina, Rosa arvensis var. seperina, Rosa arvensis var. pilifolia, Rosa baldensis, Rosa repens var. baldensis, Rosa arvensis subvar. rusticana, Rosa arvensis splendens, Rosa sylvestris var. erronea, Rosa arvensis var. erronea, Rosa arvensis var. levipes, Rosa arvensis subsp. repens, Rosa sylvestris, Rosa phalacropoda, Rosa arvensis f. vera, Rosa arvensis var. subatrata, Rosa sylvestris var. subatrata
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Botanical Description
Rosa arvensis, the field rose, is a scrambling deciduous shrub of the family Rosaceae with slender, trailing or arching, often purplish stems bearing scattered, slightly curved prickles; it frequently clambers over other vegetation or forms low thickets. The leaves are pinnate with five to seven oval, toothed leaflets. The flowers, borne in early to mid summer, are pure white and single, with five petals and a conspicuous column of fused styles projecting from the centre, distinguishing it from related roses. They are followed in autumn by small, smooth, rounded to ovoid red hips. Native to Europe, the field rose grows in hedgerows, woodland margins, scrub, thickets and shady banks, often on heavier soils. The hips are edible and rich in vitamin C.
Cultural & Historical Context
Traditional American Uses
None Documented
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