rose hip
Sign in to saveAlso known as rose haw, rosehip, rose hep, hip, rose hips, rosehips, hips, hep
accessory fruit of the Rosa plant genus
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Rose hip - Gardenology.org - Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening wiki
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Rose hips from Rosa rugosa (beach rose) Sweet-briar ssp. complete with persistent sepals at the end of the fully ripened hip, backward pointing thorns and hairs covering the pedicels and fruiting body. Rose hips from Rosa roxburghii in Quarryhill Botanical Garden, California The rose hip or rosehip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the accessory fruit of the various species of rose plant. It is typically red to orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form after pollination of flowers in spring or early summer, and ripen in late summer through autumn.
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