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Small-flowered Sweet-briar

Rosa micrantha

The Small-flowered Sweet-briar is a lovely shrub with tiny pink flowers and sweet-smelling leaves. It grows in sunny places and is a favorite for butterflies and bees!

Habitat: Grasslands

Appearance

The Small-flowered Sweet-briar is a thorny shrub with arching stems and small, delicate pale pink or white flowers. Its leaves have a unique apple-like scent when crushed, distinguishing it from other wild roses with more intense colors or different foliage. It often has distinct, reddish hooked thorns.

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderRosalesFamilyRosaceaeGenusRosa
Small-flowered Sweet-briar
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Small-flowered Sweet-briar

Category

Plants

Rarity

Common

Danger

2/5 · Low

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Interesting facts

Even its tiny seeds can stay alive for many years before sprouting!

Its rose hips are some of the most vitamin-rich fruits on Earth!

The plant's apple-scented leaves are sometimes used to make fragrant potpourri!

This sweet-briar can live for many decades in the wild, growing very old!

Special abilities

Ability

Scented Shield

Small-flowered Sweet-briar has fragrant leaves that help it deter hungry herbivores from munching on its foliage.

Ability

Climbing Hooks

Small-flowered Sweet-briar has strong hooked thorns that help it climb and scramble over other plants for sunlight.

Ability

Vitamin C Boost

Small-flowered Sweet-briar has bright red rose hips packed with Vitamin C that help feed birds and small mammals.

Measurements & details

Height
100-300 cm
Spread
100-200 cm
Flower Size
2-3 cm
Bloom Season
Summer
Edible
Yes
Toxicity
Mild
Lifecycle
Perennial
Pollination Method
Insect

Ecological connections

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Feeds on nectar and collects pollen from flowers.

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Eats the plant's nutrient-rich rose hips in autumn.

parasitizes

Rose aphid

Macrosiphum rosae

Sucks sap from the plant's young shoots and leaves.

shelters

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Nests and hides within its dense, thorny branches.

Traits

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Safety

Danger

2/5 · Low

Be careful around thorny plants and always ask an adult before touching.

Frequently Asked Questions

How tall is Small-flowered Sweet-briar?

100-300 cm

How wide does Small-flowered Sweet-briar spread?

100-200 cm

How big are the flowers on Small-flowered Sweet-briar?

2-3 cm

When does Small-flowered Sweet-briar bloom?

Summer

Is Small-flowered Sweet-briar edible?

Yes

Is Small-flowered Sweet-briar toxic?

Mild

What is Small-flowered Sweet-briar's lifecycle?

Perennial

How is Small-flowered Sweet-briar pollinated?

Insect

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