– ROSE FAMILY

Plant: herbs, vines, and trees Stem: Root: : simple or pinnately compound, mostly alternate but rarely opposite; stipules present but may fall early, or without stipules : mostly perfect, a few dioecious, regular (actinomorphic); (4)5 ; (4)5 petals or sometimes none; stamens 1-10 to many, often in multiples of 5 around central cup; ovary inferior to sub-inferior or rarely superior, 3- many carpels,1 to many pistils : fleshy or dry seed or fruit, various forms Other: large family; ornamentals such as roses; such as apples, cherries, peaches, plums, etc. as well as strawberries, blackberries and raspberries; Dicotyledons Group Genera: 125+ genera

WARNING – family descriptions are only a layman’s guide and should not be used as definitive Morphology in the Mostly 5 sepals and 5 petals usually with many stamens; leaves Rosaceae (Rose Family) mostly alternate or pinnately compound; often with stipules

Examples of some common genera (A-M)

Pasture [Carolina] Rose Black Chokeberry [Sesquehana] Sand Cherry Rosa Carolina L. Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson Prunus susquehanae hort. ex Willd. & Phipps

[Common] Ninebark Callery [Bradford] Pear Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Pyrus calleryana Decne. (Introduced) Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Nutt.

Jetbead [Old-Field] Common Cinquefoil Rhodotypos scandens (Thunb.) Steeplebush [Hardhack] simplex Michx. Makino (Introduced) Spiraea tomentosa L. ROSACEAE – ROSE FAMILY

Black Chokeberry; Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps Ninebark; Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Silvery [Silver] Cinquefoil; Potentilla argentea L. (Introduced) Varileaf Cinquefoil; Potentilla diversifolia Lehm. Sulfur Cinquefoil; Potentilla recta L. (Introduced) Rough [Norwegian] Cinquefoil; Potentilla norvegica L. ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn [Old-Field] Common Cinquefoil; Potentilla simplex Michx. Sweet Cherry; Prunus avium L. (Introduced) Mexican [Big Tree; Wild] Plum; Prunus mexicana S. Watson Wild Goose Plum; Prunus munsoniana W. Wight & Hedrick Black Cherry; Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina [Sesquehana Sandcherry]; Prunus susquehanae hort. ex Willd. [Prunus pumila L. var. cuneata (Raf.) Bailey] Chokecherry; Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana Antelope Bitterbrush; Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Callery [Bradford] Pear; Pyrus calleryana Decne. (Introduced) Jetbead; Rhodotypos scandens (Thunb.) Makino (Introduced) Prickly Rose; Rosa acicularis Lindl. Pasture [Carolina] Rose; Rosa Carolina L. Multiflora Rose; Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. (Introduced) Swamp Rose; Marsh. Thimbleberry; Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Southern Dewberry; Rubus trivialis Michx. ROSACEAE – ROSE FAMILY

Creeping [Cloverleaf Rose]; L. Three-Toothed Cinquefoil [Shrubby Fivefingers]; Sibbaldiopsis tridentata (Aiton) Rydb. (Potentilla tridentata) False Spiraea; sorbifolia (L.) A. Braun European Mountain Ash; Sorbus aucuparia L. (Introduced) White Meadowsweet; Spiraea alba Du Roi var. alba Steeplebush [Hardhack]; Spiraea tomentosa L. Black Chokeberry USDA Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps Rosaceae (Rose Family) Kitty Todd Nature Preserve, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: small ; flowers white (pink), small; leaves finely toothed, mostly glabrous, usually with a line of glands along the upper midrib; twigs and buds mostly glabrous to somewhat hairy; fruit a red berry turning black [V Max Brown, 2004] [Common] Ninebark USDA Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: common shrub; 5-petaled flower, white to pinkish, sepals green; leaves alternate, with rounded lobes and toothed; bark very scaly or shreddy; fruit in umbel-like clusters of capsules often lasting through winter (varieties based on pubescent of capsules) [V Max Brown, 2004] Silvery [Silver] Cinquefoil USDA Potentilla argentea L. (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: 5-petaled flower, yellow, petals exceeding sepals; leaflets deeply (3-5) toothed or lobed, underside of leaflets and stem silvery pubescent; erect; late spring to early fall [V Max Brown, 2004]

Leaf bottom Sulfur Cinquefoil USDA Potentilla recta L. (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: 5-petaled flower, pale yellow and notched; palmate leaves, 5-7 leaflets, narrow and coarsely toothed, not silvery pubescent beneath but may have some long hairs; mostly single stemmed below flowering branches; erect plant; late spring to fall [V Max Brown, 2007] Rough [Norwegian] Cinquefoil USDA Potentilla norvegica L. ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn Rosaceae (Rose Family) Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ottawa County, Ohio Notes: 5-petaled flower, yellow, sepals longer than petals; palmate , 3 leaflets, serrate; stem hairy, erect to sprawling, stout, branched; summer to fall [V Max Brown, 2006] Varileaf Cinquefoil USDA Potentilla diversifolia Lehm. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Fraser area, Grand County, Colorado Notes: 5-petaled flower, bright yellow, tip truncated with narrow base, pedicels long; leaves mostly basal with long petioles, leaves palmate, 5-7 leaflets, coarsely toothed (especially in upper half), moderately hairy on both surfaces or not, sometimes silvery haired below; erect plant; lower elevations to alpine environments; summer (several varieties) [V Max Brown, 2012] [Old-Field] Common Cinquefoil USDA Potentilla simplex Michx. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: 5-petaled flower, yellow, solitary on long pedicel, petals usually longer than sepals; palmate leaf with 5(-7) leaflets, commonly coarsely toothed on distal ¾ of leaflet; mostly prostrate plant when mature, rooting at tip; spring to summer [V Max Brown, 2004] Sweet Cherry USDA Prunus avium L. (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose) Family Maumee River Metroparks, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: shrub to tree; 5-petaled flower, white, large, on pedicels of several cm; bark thin, scaly, becoming dark; leaves ovate to oblong, serrate, pubescent on veins below, 10-14 pairs of veins; twigs thick; winter buds large and scaled; fruit red and sweet [V Max Brown, 2004] Mexican [Big Tree; Wild] Plum USDA Prunus mexicana S. Watson Rosaceae (Rose) Family Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Greene County, Missouri Notes: shrub to small tree; 5-petaled flower, white, 2-4 on pedicel; bark scaly when young, becoming darker and furrowed when older; leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, toothed, hairy below especially on veins, glabrous above, net veined above and below, petiole hairy; winter buds mostly glabrous; mature fruit grayish-blue at maturity, fleshy and clings to seed, seed oval with ridges on one side and grooved on the other; spring [V Max Brown, 2010] Wild Goose Plum USDA Prunus munsoniana W. Wight & Hedrick Rosaceae (Rose) Family Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Greene County, Missouri Notes: shrub to small tree; 5-petaled flower, white, 2-4 on pedicel; bark smooth, with horizontal lenticls, scaly later; leaves alternate, lanceolate, finely toothed, somewhat hairy below especially on veins, glabrous above and glossy, long pointed, mature leaves somewhat folded, minute glands on inside curve of each tooth; winter buds mostly glabrous; mature fruit yellow to red with white dots, somewhat glaucous usually, yellow flesh, seed oval, pointed tip, groved on sides; spring [V Max Brown, 2010] Black Cherry USDA Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: tree; 5-petaled flower, white, on raceme; leaves elliptical to lanceolate, finely toothed (rounded and curved in); bark dark, smooth when young but breaks into scaly plates with age; slender, rank smell when broken; winter buds small, bright brown, with rounded tips; fruit red to purplish-black; spring [V Max Brown, 2005] [Sesquehana] Sand Cherry USDA Prunus susquehanae hort. ex Willd. [Prunus pumila L. var. cuneata (Raf.) Bailey] Rosaceae (Rose Family) Kitty Todd Nature Preserve, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: small shrub; 5-petaled flower, white, from leaf axils on long petioles; leaves alternate, elliptical to somewhat ovate, mostly entire on lower half and finely toothed on distal half, usually glaucous below; bark wrinkled; twigs reddish-brown; winter buds small [V Max Brown, 2007] Chokecherry USDA Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: shrub or small tree; 5-petaled flower, white, on raceme; leaves alternate, mostly ovate, thin, serrate, teeth ascending, short sharp tip; bark fissured; twigs with rank odor, partially covered with gray fuzz; winter bud scales brown with lighter margins; fruit red to dark red, small and shiny; spring [V Max Brown, 2006] Antelope Bitterbrush USDA Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Lake Granby Area, Grand County, Colorado Notes: shrub (usually < 3-4 m); 5-petaled flower, white to light yellow; leaf wedge-shaped with 3 apical lobes, hairy above and densely white hairy below, edges often revolute; stems reddish, often flaky; plant hairy and glandular; lower elevations to foothills environments; summer [V Max Brown, 2012] Callery [Bradford] Pear USDA Pyrus calleryana Decne. (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Nixa, Christian County, Missouri Notes: tree; 5-petaled flower , white and showy, in umbels from lateral branches; leaves simple, fairly small (up to 9 cm), rounded with fine teeth and undulating edge, glabrous, dark green above; twigs usually hairy; buds large and white tomentose; fruit small on long pedicel; spring (extensively planted) [V Max Brown, 2011] Jetbead USDA Rhodotypos scandens (Thunb.) Makino (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: shrub; 4-petaled showy flower, white; leaves opposite, ovate, serrate with ascending teeth, sometimes double-toothed; bark rough with lenticels; fruit a berry, black, usually 4 to 6 in a cluster at end of twig [V Max Brown, 2006] Prickly Rose USDA Rosa acicularis Lindl. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Notes: large 5-petaled solitary flower, pink to rose, sepals persistent, pedicel and hypanthium glabrous; leaves compound (5-7 mostly), ovate, double toothed, stipules glandular; branches mostly red to brown, abundant prickles of different sizes; erect plant; summer [V Max Brown, 2012] Pasture [Carolina] Rose USDA Rosa Carolina L. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: flower white, pink to red, sepals flare terminally; leaflets dull to slightly shiny; upper twigs mostly smooth but with slender thorns and prickles; spring to summer [V Max Brown, 2006] Multiflora [Japanese] Rose USDA Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: 5-petaled flower, white, usually >4 flowers per cluster, sepals pinnate or deeply lobed; leaves usually 7-9 pinnate, stipules comb-like (pinnate); younger stems green, becoming reddish; fruit red; very branched shrub; abundant and invasive; late spring to summer [V Max Brown, 2005] Swamp Rose USDA Rosa palustris Marsh. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Waterloo Recreation Area, Washtenaw County, Michigan Notes: flowers white, pink to red, sepals linear; leaves compound, leaflets dull to slightly shiny, teeth small, stipules narrow; branches mostly red and smooth, twigs hairy; prickles hooked and usually stout; swamps and wet ground; summer [V Max Brown, 2009] Swamp Rose USDA Rosa palustris Marsh. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Duck Creek Conservation Area, Stoddard County, Missouri

(Another example of Swamp Rose, here with very wet feet)

Notes: flowers white, pink to red, sepals linear; leaves compound, leaflets dull to slightly shiny, teeth small, stipules narrow; branches mostly red and smooth, twigs hairy; prickles hooked and usually stout; swamps and wet ground, it often forms large thickets; summer [V Max Brown, 2009] Thimbleberry USDA Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Upper Spearfish Canyon, Lawrence County, South Dakota Notes: shrub (to 1+ m); 5 petaled flower, mostly white (sometimes slightly pink), to 4-5 cm diameter, sepals with long extension, in clusters; leaves simple, alternate, usually 3 to mostly 5- lobed and toothed, green above and paler below; branches mostly red and smooth, woody twigs shreddy, green twigs hairy, no prickles; fruit a thimble-shaped aggregate; usually in moist shady areas; summer [V Max Brown, 2014] Southern Dewberry USDA Rubus trivialis Michx. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Miramar Beach, Walton County, Notes: vine; 5 petaled flower, mostly white (sometimes slightly pink), sepals with long extensions, mostly single on erect stalks; leaves alternate, usually 3 to 5-lobed and toothed; trailing stem with abundant prickles, with red hairs that are both glandular and others not glandular, finer hairs may also be present; fruit a thimble-shaped aggregate; woods and thickets; summer [V Max Brown, 2017] Creeping Sibbaldia USDA [Cloverleaf Rose] Sibbaldia procumbens L. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Notes: 5-petaled tiny flower, yellow, bractlets and sepals green, in a cluster (cyme); leaves basal, palmate (3 leaflets), leaflets wedge-shaped and notched (toothed) at apex; subalpine to alpine environments; summer [V Max Brown, 2012] Three-Toothed Cinquefoil USDA [Shrubby Fivefingers] Sibbaldiopsis tridentata (Aiton) Rydb. (Potentilla tridentata) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Whitefish Point, Chippewa County, Michigan Notes: 5-petaled flower, white, sepals shorter than petals, branching clusters; leaves evergreen turning red in fall, palmate with 3 leaflets, mostly 3 toothed at tip; sandy soils; late spring to summer [V Max Brown, 2008] False Spiraea USDA Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Braun (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: shrub; 5-petaled flower, white, in spikes resembling ; leaves alternate and pinnate, double toothed; spreads by suckers; late spring to summer [V Max Brown, 2005] European Mountain Ash USDA Sorbus aucuparia L. (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) Skagway, Notes: shrub to small tree, to 15 m; 5-petaled flower, yellowish-green, large corymb with 250+ flowers; leaves alternate, pinnate, 4-9 pairs plus terminal leaflet, asymmetrical rounded base, serrated in upper 2/3 of leaflet, smooth, dark green above and paler below, with stipules; bark gray-black, breaks into scaly plates with age; winter buds hairy; fruit a red pome; spring [V Max Brown, 2016] White Meadowsweet USDA Spiraea alba Du Roi var. alba Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: 5-petaled flower, flower cluster longer than wide, somewhat to densely hairy; leaves ovate to lanceolate, mostly glabrous, coarsely toothed, 3-4x longer than wide; stem reddish-brown; summer to fall [V Max Brown, 2005] Steeplebush [Hardhack] USDA Spiraea tomentosa L. Rosaceae (Rose Family) Oak Openings Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio Notes: 5-petaled flower, pink to rose, in ‘steeple’-like spike; leaves alternate, elliptical, brownish pubescent (tomentose) beneath, stem woody and wooly; summer to fall [V Max Brown, 2004]