{"id":13633,"date":"2018-08-06T11:49:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T11:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13633"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:24:13","slug":"rosa-pisocarpa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/plants\/rosa-pisocarpa","title":{"rendered":"Clustered rose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Rosa pisocarpa<\/em> &#8211; Clustered rose, swamp rose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At a Glance:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/rosa-pisocarpa-fruit-by-sarah-verlinde.png\" alt=\"close up of red rose hips\" class=\"wp-image-15888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/rosa-pisocarpa-fruit-by-sarah-verlinde.png 400w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/rosa-pisocarpa-fruit-by-sarah-verlinde-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/rosa-pisocarpa-fruit-by-sarah-verlinde-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/rosa-pisocarpa-fruit-by-sarah-verlinde-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Family:  Rosaceae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plant Type: Erect, deciduous shrub<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distribution:  Pacific Coast, California to British Columbia, as far east as Idaho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Habitat:  Riparian zones where a river or stream is nearby for adequate moisture or wetlands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Height: 1-2m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flower\/Fruits: Five petaled pink flower. Fruits are called hips and are red\/orange in color, pear shaped or round, and have the sepals still attached.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowering Season: May &#8211; July<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leaves:  leaves are compound with 5-9 leaflets, margins are finely serrate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generation: Perennial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notable feature: Roses don\u2019t technically have thorns &#8211; they\u2019re botanically called prickles. PNW native roses have prickles that stick straight out (they don&#8217;t curve like cultivated roses) and they are somewhat soft. Clustered rose is easiest to distinguish because the flowers\/fruits are usually in groups of three or more, and the hips have stamens still attached.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restoration and Conservation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cluster rose excels in moist areas like wetlands and stream edges. Once established, its shrubby habit is ideal to create a thicket for hedge rows and to provide shelter for small birds. Clustered rose can help stabilize soil along stream banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethnobotany<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pacific Northwest tribes (like Hoh and Quileute) ate the hips fresh or throughout the winter. Rose hips have been used to make jams and jellies. The Snohomish tribe made a decoction (similar to a thick tea) of roots to treat sore throats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also! The flowers are quite fragrant, so please &#8211; stop and smell the roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References and Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/naeb.brit.org\/uses\/search\/?string=rosa+pisocarpa\" id=\"http:\/\/naeb.brit.org\/uses\/search\/?string=rosa+pisocarpa\">NAEB: Rosa pisocarpa<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nativeplantspnw.com\/clustered-wild-rose\">Native Plants PNW: Clustered Wild Ros<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nativeplantspnw.com\/clustered-wild-rose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/biology.burke.washington.edu\/herbarium\/imagecollection\/taxon.php?Taxon=Rosa%20pisocarpa\">WTU Image Herbarium: Rosa pisocarpa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article was written by Sarah Verlinde. For questions regarding the UWB\/CC Plant Tour, contact Sarah at <a href=\"http:\/\/severlin@uw.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">severlin@uw.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosa pisocarpa &#8211; Clustered rose, swamp rose At a Glance: Restoration and Conservation Cluster rose excels in moist areas like wetlands and stream edges. Once established, its shrubby habit is ideal to create a thicket for hedge rows and to provide shelter for small birds. Clustered rose can help stabilize soil along stream banks. 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