North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Common Name:
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Family:

Rosa palustris

Rosa palustris Marshall

swamp rose

Synonym(s): Rosa floridana, Rosa lancifolia, Rosa palustris var. dasistema

Image ID: 19476
Image by: Stuart, Will
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ROPA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rosa palustris
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-01-09

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ROSA5
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Rosa
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Rose
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of more than 100 species, shrubs or woody vines; mainly of north temperate regions. Many cultivars cannot be readily identified to species.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Lewis, Ertter, & Bruneau in FNA (2014); Joly & Bruneau (2007)=Y; Lewis (2008); Robertson (1974)=Z; Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004). Key adapted in part from FNA and Y.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ROSACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Rosaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Rose Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO:
STEMS:
LEAVES:
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS:
FRUITS:
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 4-6 ft.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Subshrub

LEAF ARRANGEMENT:
LEAF COMPLEXITY:
LEAF RETENTION: Deciduous

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: May-Jul (-Aug).

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
			x	x	x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR: Pink flowers

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
		x

FRUITING PERIOD: Sep-Oct.

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE:
NATIVE RANGE: eastern North America

HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Swamp rose is an old-time garden favorite and was popular in gardens a hundred years ago. It is again gaining favor because of its handsome foliage that is seldom troubled by disease, and is one of the few roses that performs well with “wet feet”. Single bright pink flowers, 3-inches across, are borne in showy corymbs. Swamp rose blooms profusely in early summer. In fall, it produces attractive small reddish-orange hips that draws in birds. Give this rounded shrub room to attain its typical stature - 6 feet tall and wide.

Bloom Table Text:

NCBG Location:

Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 4
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE: 2
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
2121	1986-1925			View
3844	1991-0539			View
4515	1992-0671			View
9478	2021-0134	2021-12-21	0	View

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
505	SOS	2015-10-01	Dakar	View
507	SOS	2015-09-13	Maynard	View
783	SOS	2016-10-05	Flood	View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
3574	2121	157	NCBG staff	1998-04-24	View
3575	2121	189	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
3576	2121	81	NCBG staff	1989-10-01	View
6153	3844	199	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
6843	4515	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
12914	2121	158	NCBG staff	1998-04-24	View
12984	9478	158	MacIntyre	0000-00-00	View
12999	9478	157	MacIntyre	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ROPA
USDA Common Name: Swamp Rose
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL				OBL	OBL		OBL	OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rosa palustris
COMMON NAME: Swamp Rose
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, GW, Pa, RAB, Va, W, WH3, WV, Y, Z; > R. palustris - K1, K2, S; > R. floridana Rydberg - S; > R. lancifolia Small - S; > R. obtusiuscula Rydberg - K1, K2, S]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jul (-Aug); Sep-Oct.
HABITAT: Swamp forests, bogs, fens, seeps, streamsides, tidal swamps, beaver ponds.
COMMENTS: NB and ON south to c. peninsular FL, MS, and AR.
RANGE MAP:

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Rosaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Rose Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Rosa L. (Rose)
SUMMARY: A genus of more than 100 species, shrubs or woody vines; mainly of north temperate regions. Many cultivars cannot be readily identified to species.
REFERENCE: Lewis, Ertter, & Bruneau in FNA (2014); Joly & Bruneau (2007)=Y; Lewis (2008); Robertson (1974)=Z; Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004). Key adapted in part from FNA and Y.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Rosa palustris in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Rosa palustris in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Rosa palustris in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Rosa palustris in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Rosa palustris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rosa palustris

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 19476 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 19476 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 18629 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)