Japanese rose

Description:

A suckering shrub which develops new plants from the roots and forms dense thickets 1–1.50 m tall with stems densely covered in numerous short, straight prickles 3–10 mm long. The leaves are 8–15 cm long, pinnate with 5–9 leaflets, most often 7, each leaflet 3–4 cm long, with a distinctly corrugated (rugose, hence the species' name) surface. The flowers are pleasantly scented, dark pink to white, 6–9 cm across, with somewhat wrinkled petals;

Habitat:

Sefton Coast Dunes

Notes:

Currently doing a survey of Rosa rugosa presence on Sefton coast between Birkdale and Ainsdale last image shows distribution to date but still lots to survey.