[Roses: The Genus Rosa in the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Nootka Rose, Bristly Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougalii

Synonyms: Rosa anatonensis, Rosa caeruleomontana, Rosa columbiana, Rosa durandii, Rosa jonesii, Rosa macdougalii, Rosa megalantha, Rosa muriculata, Rosa nutkana var. alta, Rosa nutkana var. hispida, Rosa nutkana var. macdougalii, Rosa nutkana var. pallida, Rosa nutkana var. setosa, Rosa rainierensis, Rosa spaldingii, Rosa spaldingii var. alta, Rosa spaldingii var. chelanensis, Rosa spaldingii var. hispida, Rosa spaldingii var. parkeri, Rosa spaldingii var. spaldingii

Nootka Rose, Bristly Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougalii (Synonyms: Rosa anatonensis, Rosa caeruleomontana, Rosa columbiana, Rosa durandii, Rosa jonesii, Rosa macdougalii, Rosa megalantha, Rosa muriculata, Rosa nutkana var. alta, Rosa nutkana var. hispida, Rosa nutkana var. macdougalii, Rosa nutkana var. pallida, Rosa nutkana var. setosa, Rosa rainierensis, Rosa spaldingii, Rosa spaldingii var. alta, Rosa spaldingii var. chelanensis, Rosa spaldingii var. hispida, Rosa spaldingii var. parkeri, Rosa spaldingii var. spaldingii) - Rose hip (fruit) of Nootka Rose, Bristly Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougalii (Synonyms: Rosa anatonensis, Rosa caeruleomontana, Rosa columbiana, Rosa durandii, Rosa jonesii, Rosa macdougalii, Rosa megalantha, Rosa muriculata, Rosa nutkana var. alta, Rosa nutkana var. hispida, Rosa nutkana var. macdougalii, Rosa nutkana var. pallida, Rosa nutkana var. setosa, Rosa rainierensis, Rosa spaldingii, Rosa spaldingii var. alta, Rosa spaldingii var. chelanensis, Rosa spaldingii var. hispida, Rosa spaldingii var. parkeri, Rosa spaldingii var. spaldingii)

Bristly Nootka rose blooming at left on the eastern shoreline of Walupt Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July 11, 2018. The photo at right shows the mature fruit (rose hip) of bristly Nootka rose on the banks of the Lewis River along the Lewis River Trail about one-half mile or so downstream of Bolt Camp, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....October 13, 2023. On this variety of Nootka rose, the leaflet margins are singly toothed and lack glands at the tooth tips. The stems are generally sparsley prickled.

Flower and leaves of Nootka Rose, Bristly Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougalii (Synonyms: Rosa anatonensis, Rosa caeruleomontana, Rosa columbiana, Rosa durandii, Rosa jonesii, Rosa macdougalii, Rosa megalantha, Rosa muriculata, Rosa nutkana var. alta, Rosa nutkana var. hispida, Rosa nutkana var. macdougalii, Rosa nutkana var. pallida, Rosa nutkana var. setosa, Rosa rainierensis, Rosa spaldingii, Rosa spaldingii var. alta, Rosa spaldingii var. chelanensis, Rosa spaldingii var. hispida, Rosa spaldingii var. parkeri, Rosa spaldingii var. spaldingii) - Sepals of Nootka Rose, Bristly Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougalii (Synonyms: Rosa anatonensis, Rosa caeruleomontana, Rosa columbiana, Rosa durandii, Rosa jonesii, Rosa macdougalii, Rosa megalantha, Rosa muriculata, Rosa nutkana var. alta, Rosa nutkana var. hispida, Rosa nutkana var. macdougalii, Rosa nutkana var. pallida, Rosa nutkana var. setosa, Rosa rainierensis, Rosa spaldingii, Rosa spaldingii var. alta, Rosa spaldingii var. chelanensis, Rosa spaldingii var. hispida, Rosa spaldingii var. parkeri, Rosa spaldingii var. spaldingii)

Nootka rose on the banks of the Lewis River along the Lewis River Trail about one-half mile or so downstream of Bolt Camp, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....June 18, 2024.
Paul Slichter