Wild Prickly Rose
Rosa acicularis
Rosaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · native
Last updated
Data Maturity Structured
This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Quick Facts
Height
1–4 ft
Light
Full Sun to Shade
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 1a–8b
Origin
is circumpolar in the boreal forest region, from Alaska
Diseases (25)
Raspberry bushy dwarf virus and related viruses Virus Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Peronospora sparsa Downy Mildew Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Coniothyrium wernsdorffiae and Paraconiothyrium fuckelii Common canker Bullhead Kalmusia coniothorium Brand canker Botrytis Bud and Twig Blight [NOTE: Diplocarpon rosae causes black spot on roses (Rosa... Black Spot Chlaropsis thielavioides Black Mold Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Bacterial Cane Blight Bacterial Leaf Spot and Blast Two fungi Brand and Common Canker Cryptosporella umbrina (anamorph: Diaporthe umbrina) Brown Canker Chemical Injury Several fungal (primarily Rosisphaerella rosicola/Cercosp... Leaf Spots, Miscellaneous Lime-induced Chlorosis Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Fusari... Replant Disease Several viruses Rose Mosaic Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt Blueberry mosaic virus and related viruses Virus Diseases Winter Injury
Pests (25)
Diabrotica undecimpunctata Western spotted cucumber beetle Chloridea virescens Tobacco budworm Thysanoptera Thrips Tetranychidae Spider mite Endelomyia aethiops Roseslug Dasineura rhodophaga Rose midge Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Diplolepis rosae Rose galls Macrosiphum rosae Rose aphid Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Schizura concinna Redhumped caterpillar Tortricidae Leafroller Megachile spp. Leafcutting bee Aphidoidea Aphid Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Cynipidae Gall wasp Cane maggot Merhynchites bicolor Rose curculio Rose sawfly Marmara spp. Rose stem miner Ceratina spp. Small carpenter bee Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar Western red-humped caterpillar Rose thrips Nematodes