Woods’ Rose (Rosa woodsii), Dry Lake Trail, near Ely, Minnesota, June 13, 2018
The camping images for this series are randomized using a random sort on Flickr. The next image is usually from nearby in the Flickr photostream from that trip. For instance, the image previous to this one, In the Cottonwoods, was taken while on our way home from Northern Minnesota, where the image for this post was taken.
I selected this image, in part, because I actually recognized the blossom. I used a photo of another Woods’ Rose in Camping and Travel Daily Image No. 67, Rosa woodsii. That image was taken 3 years later and a little over 900 miles southeast in Silverthorne, Colorado.
Rosa woodsii
Lady Bird Johnson
Wildlife Center
(accessed 9/4/22)
The Wood rose is a much-branched, deciduous shrub, up to 5 ft. tall, often growing in dense thickets. Stems are red and prickled on their lower portions, though not as well-armed as other wild roses. Leaves are pinnately-compound with five to nine leaflets. Pink, five-petaled flowers, 2 in. across, are followed by many orange-red hips.
This is a variable species, with a number of varieties occurring throughout the western states.
