| The aptly named Swamp Rose is common in wet areas throughout North Carolina. The beautiful flowers, produced from late spring to early summer, are very fragrant. This one was blooming on 6/8/03 at the edge of a wetland near Falls Lake, Durham Co., NC.
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| Alleghany Co., NC 7/1/06.
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| Alleghany Co., NC 7/1/06.
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| Very similar to Carolina Rose (Rosa carolina), which occurs in drier habitats, but with more curved infrastipular thorns. Alleghany Co., NC 7/1/06.
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| The fruits (often called "rose hips") are bright red when ripe. Granville Co., NC 9/10/06.
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| Person Co., NC 6/13/06.
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