Rosa laevigata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ROSACEAE
Species:Rosa laevigata Michx.
Common Name:Cherokee Rose
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:ROLA
Plant Notes:Cherokee Rose is an introduced evergreen clambering shrub in the Rose family. It is native to Asia. In Alabama, it can be found in the southern half of the state. Cherokee Rose can be found around old home sites, on roadsides, along fences, along railroads, and in disturbed woodlands. It is a woody shrub with long arching branches capable of climbing high into trees. The stems are green and armed with recurved prickles. Leaves are alternate, evergreen, petiolate, and pinnately compound with three leaflets. The leaflets are glabrous, leathery in texture, and dark green in color. The petiole, rachis, and larger veins on the lower surface of the leaf are armed with prickles. The leaflets are once serrate with gland tipped teeth. Flowers are solitary and terminal on short branches. The pedicel and hypanthium are covered with straight prickles. Each flower had 4 white petals and many anthers. The fruit is a hip that is red in color. The seed are achenes. Cherokee Rose was first collected in Georgia in 1790 by André Michaux. It was already so widespread at the time that he thought it was a native species. Cherokee Rose is listed as a Category 2 Invasive Species by the Alabama Invasive Plant Council.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyROSACEAE - Rose family
Genus Rosa
Species Rosa laevigata Michx. - Cherokee Rose

Citation

Citation Rosa laevigata Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 295–296. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: GEORGIA:

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Rosa amygdalifolia Rosa amygdalifolia Seringe, in de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 601. 1825. CHINA
Rosa cherokeensis Rosa cherokeensis Donn ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 528. 1903. FLORIDA/GEORGIA/TEXAS:
Rosa cucumerina Rosa cucumerina Trattinnick, Rosac. Monogr. 2: 181. 1823.  
Rosa hystrix Rosa hystrix Lindley, Ros. Monogr. 129, t. 17. 1820.  
Rosa nivea Rosa nivea de Candolle, Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 137. 1813.  
Rosa sinica Rosa sinica R. Brown, in Aiton f., Hortus Kew. 3: 261. 1811, non Murray 1774. CHINA
Rosa ternata Rosa ternata Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 284. 1804.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Lowndes, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Tallapoosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1977 - 1977

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWAL0046962 Autauga 14 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
471		 UWAL
Rosa laevigata Michaux
TROY000045034 Autauga 14 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
471		 TROY
Rosa laevigata Michaux
AUA000023905 Baldwin 14 Apr 1973 PONDER, WILLIAM
130		 AUA
ROSA LAEVIGATA MICHX.
UWAL0043638 Baldwin 13 Mar 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
510		 UWAL
Rosa laevigata Michx.
UWAL0038789 Baldwin 19 Mar 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9378		 UWAL
Rosa laevigata Michaux
ALNHS00004386 Baldwin 15 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2613		 ALNHS
Rosa laevigata Michx.
TROY000008496 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17388		 TROY
Rosa laevigata Michaux
UNA00066810 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17388		 UNA
Rosa laevigata Michx.
TROY000008495 Butler 21 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17422		 TROY
Rosa laevigata Michaux
UNA00066836 Butler 21 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17422		 UNA
Rosa laevigata Michx.
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