Rosa acicularis

Rosa acicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. acicularis
Binomial name
Rosa acicularis
Subspecies
  • R. a. subsp. acicularis
  • R. a. subsp. sayi (Schwein.) W.H.Lewis
Synonyms 

Rosa acicularis is a flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. It is commonly known as the prickly wild rose, prickly rose, bristly rose, wild rose or Arctic rose. It is a species of wild rose with a Holarctic distribution in northern regions of Asia, Europe, and North America.