by DaySounds © 2013-17
Wild Rose
The tea is mildly laxative and it has been applied externally
to help heal wounds.
Same genus plants oftentimes hybridize in the wilderness. That is the case with roses.
Two of the most common roses in Colorado are Rosa acicularis (Prickly Wild Rose)
and Rosa woodsii (Western Wild Rose. The following are some of the theoretical factors
which identify and differentiate them:
Prickly: pear shaped or elongated hips, flowers growing individually, abundant large prickles.
Western: round hips, several flowers growing very close to each-other, fewer and smaller
prickles (except for the ones growing right below each nod).
Western (woodsii), in general, has the tip of the leaves more rounded than Prickly's (acicularis).
What is important is that both species, whether hybridized or not, are edible and nutritious.
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