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PLANTS

Rugosa rose

Rosa rugosa

Plants
IntroducedInvasiveShrubPerennialRed flowersjuin to septembre
Rugosa rose, photo 1 of 5
Rugosa rose, In flower
Rugosa rose, In fruit
1.5 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 1.5 m. Introduced to Québec and invasive. Grows near water and on the coast. Red flowers, from June to September.

There are 2,272 observations of Rugosa rose in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent509
  2. Capitale-Nationale418
  3. Côte-Nord266
  4. Montréal254
  5. Montérégie129
  6. Laurentides122
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine113
  8. Estrie99
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean92
  10. Outaouais85
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches65
  12. Lanaudière61
  13. Mauricie17
  14. Centre-du-Québec16
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  16. Laval10
  17. Nord-du-Québec2

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup
ShorelinePaulparadis

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