Baldhip Rose, Dwarf Rose, Little Wild Rose, Wood Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa var. gymnocarpa
Synonyms: Rosa dasypoda, Rosa prionota
Baldhip rose in bloom along the Chinook Trail #808B on the western slopes of Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest........June 3, 2016.
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The photo at left shows a flower of little wild
rose. The petals often fade from deep pink to a light pink or cream color at
the base of each petal. Photographed along Bird Creek at Island Cabin Campground, Mount Adams.......July
9, 2006. The photo at right shows a pinnately compound
leaf of little wild rose photographed along Bird Creek at Island Cabin Campground, Mount Adams.......July
9, 2006.
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Little wild rose blooming along Forest Spur Road 4440-140 about one-third of a mile east of the rock quarry, Mount Hood National Forest.....July 9, 2022.
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Photos of the inferior overy and
sepals and full flower of little wild rose. The sepals of this species typically measure from
5-12 mm long. Photographed along Bird Creek at Island Cabin Campground, Mount Adams......July
9, 2006.
The photo above shows the fruit or "hip"
of little wild rose as seen along road #060 just west of Bunnell Butte on the
southern side of Mt. Adams........October 14, 2005. Note that the
sepals do not persist on the mature fruit.
The photo above shows the numerous slender,
weak prickles on the stems of little wild rose. Occasionally, this species lacks
or has relatively few prickles along the stem.
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Ripe fruits of the little wild rose observed along the Fret Creek Trail #456A, Badger Creek Wilderness.....September 26, 2021.
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Leaf and fruit of the baldhip rose as seen at left along the Juniper Ridge Trail #261 in the Dark Divide, Gifford Pinchot National Forest........September 13, 2014. A baldhip rose beginning to bloom along the Cedar Creek Trail #457, Mount Hood National Forest.....June 27, 2023.
Paul Slichter
