Figure 6.— Fruit and leaf X % 



8 (7) Leaflets coarse, dark green 

 above, light green below, to 

 5 cm long; many thorns, large 

 and small on stem; flowers 

 rose or white; large red apple- 

 like fruit (hips) to 3 or 4 cm 

 broad; usually forming thick- 

 ets on dunes and resistant to 



salt spray Rosa rugosa, 



Salt-Spray Rose 



8 (7) Leaflets finer, light green 

 above and below, coarse- 

 ly serrate with 5-15 teeth 

 above middle, to 3 cm 

 long; thorns at nodes 

 only; flowers rose; a 

 small applelike fruit to 

 1 cm broad; plants of 

 upland borders of dunes 



and marshes Rosa palustris, 



Swamp Rose (other 

 members of genus may 

 be present) 



Figure 7. — Fruit and leaf XI. 



9 (4) Maritime shrubs 2-12 ft tall; on higher ground in the tidal marshes and edge 

 of dunes; stems light tan and smooth; leaves fleshy and thick to the touch; 

 light green in color ; flowers greenish 



9 (i) Shrubs and trees on dunes, many not restricted to maritfme habitat; leaves 

 not fleshy and thick to touch; flowers variable in color 



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