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NAME: Rosa Rugosa
SPECIES / FAMILY: Rosa Rugosa / Rosaceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S): beach rose
CONDITIONS: sun-partial shade
PARTS:
EDIBLE
TASTE
RAW/COOK
SEASON
All
Shoots
COOK
Spring
Leaves
DRY/STEEP
Spring/Summer
Stalk/Stem
Buds
Flowers
RAW/DRY
Jun-Aug
Fruits
sweet
DRY/COOK
Aug-Oct
Pods
Seeds
Nuts
Roots
Bark
PORTION: small
COMMENT: One of the largest of the Rose family. It is an escaped ornamental that has naturalized into the environment. // Fruit - raw or cooked. They are very sweet and pleasant to eat. The fruit is a fairly large size for a rose with a relatively thick layer of flesh. Young shoots - cooked and used as a potherb. Harvested as they come through the ground in spring and are still tender. Be sure to remove the seed hairs. A pleasant tasting fruity-flavoured tea is made from the fruit, it is rich in vitamin C. A tea is also made from the leaves.(1) Flowers used to flavor and enhance water.
CAUTION: Remove the bitter white base of the petals before using them. There is a layer of hairs around the seeds just beneath the flesh of the fruit. These hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract if ingested. (1) Do not eat fruit raw or the seeds.(6)
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL: Cancer; Hepatic. The fruit of many members of this genus is a very rich source of vitamins and minerals, especially in vitamins A, C and E, flavanoids and other bio-active compounds.(1)
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SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):
- https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Rosa+rugosa
- http://www.eattheweeds.com/roses (general info)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rosa_species (genus)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_rugosa (species)- http://www.foragingtexas.com/2008/08/rose.html (general info)
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rosa_rugosa (good photos)
- https://montanahomesteader.com/rose-hips-foraging-recipes (recipes)
- https://www.juliausher.com/blog/more/rugosa_rose_syrup (recipe)
- https://nordicfoodliving.com/rose-hip-jam-apples (recipe)