| Rosa nitida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosa nitida Willd. | |
Rosa nitida, also known as the shining rose due to its glossy leaves (nitidus is Latin for 'shining'), is a perennial species in the plant genus Rosa in the plant family Rosaceae. It is native to northeastern North America, from Connecticut north to Newfoundland and Quebec. It forms a low, suckering, deciduous shrub, growing up to a metre in height, although often less. Its stems are thin and covered in fine bristles. Its pinnate leaves have 7 to 9 shining leaflets which turn bright red, yellow and purple in the fall. Its small pink flowers appear in summer and are subtly but sweetly scented, smelling like Convallaria ("Lily-of-the-Valley"). They are followed by small, round, red hips.
Rosa nitida is very hardy, tolerating temperatures as low as −40 °C (−40 °F), and will grow in a wide variety of soil conditions, including soils which are poor, acidic and waterlogged. In the wild it grows in bogs and by the edges of ponds. In the garden it is admired for its good leaf coloration in the fall.
Conservation status in the United States
It is a special concern species and believed extirpated in Connecticut, and endangered in New York.
References
- Phillips, R. and Rix, M., The Ultimate Guide to Roses, Macmillan, 2004, p24
- Quest-Ritson, C. and Quest-Ritson, B., The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Roses, Dorling Kindersley, 2003, p286
- "Plants Profile for Rosa nitida (shining rose)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Phillips, R. and Rix, M. Roses, Macmillan, 1994, p21
- "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- "Plants Profile for Rosa nitida (shining rose)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 14 January 2018.