Species

Rosa californica (California wild rose)

Rosa californica. Photo: (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Rosa californica, the California wildrose, or California rose, is a species of rose native to the U.S. states of California and Oregon and the northern part of Baja California, Mexico. The plant is native to chaparral and woodlands and the Sierra Nevada foothills, and can survive drought, though it grows most abundantly in moist soils near water sources.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Rosales (Roses, elms, figs, and allies)
        Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
        Subfamily: Rosoideae (Brambles, roses, strawberries, and allies)
        Tribe: Roseae (Rose tribe)
        Genus: Rosa (Roses)
        Species: Rosa californica (California wild rose)

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