| Accepted name: |
Rosa woodsii Lindl. ssp. woodsii |
| Synonym(s): |
-Rosa fendleri Crepin
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| English names: |
Woods' Rose
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| French names: |
Rosier de Woods
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WROSWOW
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Decoction of leaves, branches and other boughs taken and used as body and hair wash by sweatbathers (*17). Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for diarrhea. Leaves placed in moccasins for athlete's foot and possibly for protection. Hips chewed by women in labor, to hasten the delivery. Decoction of roots taken by women after childbirth. Infusion of sticks taken for sore, itchy throats (*18)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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