prairie rose

Great Plains wildflower

Prairie rose is a wild rose native to North American grasslands, typically bearing pink or white flowers.

Several species go by this name, most commonly Rosa arkansana, which grows low to the ground and tolerates drought.

The prairie rose is the state flower of North Dakota and appears on Iowa license plates.

Related

pink · bloom · grassland · native · wildrose · blush · fragrant · hedgerow · plains · frontier · heartland · delicate · rosehip · pollinator · bumblebee · June · windswept · North Dakota

Opposites
wild vs. cultivated origin

prairie rosehybrid tea rose

Bred ornamental flowering shrub

garden rose · cabbage rose · English rose · cultivar

native habitat type

prairie roseswamp rose

Wetland flowering shrub

climbing rose · desert rose

habitat/environment

prairie roseswamp rose

Wetland flowering shrub

desert plant · aquatic plant

Family

prairie, prairies, rose, roses, rosy, rosier, rosiest, rosily, rosiness

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Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G