FOIBIS

Species Details -
Rosa acicularis Lindl. ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W. Lewis

Accepted name: Rosa acicularis Lindl. ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W. Lewis
Synonym(s): -Rosa   sayi   Schwein.    
-Rosa   engelmanni   S. Watson    
English names: Prickly Rose
Bristly Rose
French names: Rosier aciculaire
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Rosales
Family:   Rosaceae
OPL Code: WROSACS
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 1.2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Compound infusion of rose leaves and bark used as drops for blindness. Cold, compound infusion of twig bark taken for difficult birth. Compound decoction of plants and doll used for black magic(*8). Decoction of stems and branches taken for weak blood. Decoction of stems and branches taken for colds.Decoction of stems and branches taken for stomach troubles(*37)(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
82302
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5TU
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
ROSAC
 


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