Plants : RosaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Rosa arvensis Hudson

Field Rose

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Rosa arvensis

Description: This rose is unevenly distributed in Northern Ireland. It occurs mainly in hedges, sometimes in huge masses draped over the hedgerow shrubs and trees, and is easily recognised by its masses of creamy-white flowers with yellow stamens and the styles united into a column projecting up from the ovary. The red fruit (hip) is almost spherical surmounted by the persistent column of styles.

All names: Rosa arvensis Hudson; Rosa gallicoides (Bak.) Desegl.

Distribution Map from NBN: Rosa arvensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Rosa arvensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Rosa arvensis. Hudson. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3394. Accessed on 2026-11-02.