Rosa spithamea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rosa spithamea S. Watson

Ground rose, Sonoma rose

2021 David Gowen

1973 Geoff Burleigh

2020 David Krause

2022 Beth Keer

2021 MCOSD EDRR

2021 R.A. Chasey

2017 Michelle Bosch

2021 Dee Shea Himes

2021 Jacob Martin

2021 MCOSD EDRR

2020 Diana Wahl

2020 David Krause

Geoff Burleigh

2012 Aaron Arthur

Rosa spithamea is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~335 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Rosa
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Rosa spithamea var. sonomensis

Information about Rosa spithamea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ROSP3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).