Rosa spithamea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rosa spithamea S. Watson

Ground rose, Sonoma rose

2020 David Krause

1973 Geoff Burleigh

2009 Neal Kramer

2009 Genevieve K. Walden

2012 Aaron Arthur

2021 R.A. Chasey

2017 Michelle Bosch

2021 Dee Shea Himes

2021 David Gowen

2021 Jacob Martin

2021 MCOSD EDRR

2020 Diana Wahl

2020 David Krause

Geoff Burleigh

2009 Barry Breckling

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (369 records) 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

More information about Rosa spithamea


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ROSP3) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).