Flower ID: IMG_1519.JPG-06-05-2024 Flower name (scientific): Rosa carolina Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) RO-zuh (or RO-za or ROS-a) kay-roh-LEE-nah (or kar-oh-LEE-nah) Flower name (common): Carolina Rose Family name (common): Rose Family name (scientific): Rosaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Classical Latin for rose; the OED gives as the origin, related to the ancient Greek Ῥόδον, rose, with the word origin lost. Specific epithet: Of or related to the Carolinas. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 1.2 to 2.5 inches (3.0 to 6.3 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: pink or white Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 6 to 39 inches (15 to 100 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, Compound leaves are odd pinnate with usually 5 or 7 leaflets that have blades that are ovate, elliptic, or lanceolate (MO). Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.795597 Longitude: -91.513243 Altitude: 273.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Rosa carolina subsp. carolina (The other subspecies are Rosa carolina subsp. mexicoensis W. H. Lewis and Rosa carolina subsp. subserrulata (Rydb.) W. H. Lewis, the former occurring in Mexico and the latter widespread across the eastern region of North America.)