qel’qulhp

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Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: qel’qulhp

Taxon Name: Rosa nutkana

“Common” Name: Nootka rose

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Ecological Community: Anthropogenic, Woodlands and rock outcrops, Marine, Forests

Wikipedia summary:

Rosa nutkana, the Nootka rose, bristly rose, or wild rose is a 0.6–3.0-metre-tall (2–10-foot) perennial shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae).

The species name nootka comes from the Nootka Sound of Vancouver Island, where the plant was first described. This plant is native to Western North America. There are 2 varieties: hispida grows in the Intermountain West

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Observational Data:

   First reported: 2010-05-22
   Source: Hunterston
   Last reported: 2023-05-27
   Source: iNat
   Obervation count: 9