dogrose

Hedgerow pink bloom

A dogrose is a wild rose native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, producing pale pink or white flowers and bright red hips.

The hips are rich in vitamin C and used in teas, jams, and herbal remedies.

The plant grows as a thorny shrub in hedgerows and woodland edges.

Also spelled dog rose.

botanical

rosaceae

Plant family, often thorny

  • shrubSmall woody plant
  • bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
  • petalBloom's colorful segment

bloom · stamen · pistil · sepals · corolla · pollen · pollination · nectar · perennial · thorny

wild

native

Originating from a place

wayside · uncultivated · naturalized · common · indigenous · hedgebank · scrubland · roadside · copse · untamed

rosehip

hip

Fashionable or pelvic joint

  • fruitEdible plant ovary
  • berrySmall edible fruit
  • redPrimary color, warm

oval · seed · vitamin C · syrup · tea · jelly · jam · preserve · herbal · harvest

hedgerow

boundary

Line marking a limit

  • fenceBoundary structure between properties
  • barrierObstruction preventing passage
  • thicketDense shrub cluster

border · windbreak · screen · enclosure · country · rural · countryside · field · pasture · rambling

fragrant

scented

Having added fragrance

subtle · mild · faint · perfume · essence · attar · fresh · light · musk

Opposites
cultivation status

dogrosehybrid tea rose

Bred ornamental flowering shrub

garden rose · floribunda · tea rose · grandiflora · climbing rose

flower complexity

dogrosecabbage rose

Many-petaled fragrant bloom

hybrid tea rose · English rose · moss rose · heirloom rose

Family

dog, rose, dogs, dogged, doggedly, roses, rosy, rosier, rosiest

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G