Wild rose is the common name of certain flowering shrubs. These includes any wild members of the Genus Rosa (see list of Rosa species), or, more especially: Rosa acicularis, "wild rose", a rose species which occurs in Asia, Europe, and North America. Rosa arkansana, "wild prairie rose", a rose species native to a large area of central North America. Rosa canina, "wild rose" or "dog rose", a climbing rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. Rosa virginiana, "Virginia rose", a rose species native to the United States. Rosa woodsii, "wild rose" of the sagebrush steppe in the Great Basin of the United States.
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