Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima, Briúlan
Barleycove, Co. Cork, the Burren, Co. Clare

Burnet Rose
Rosa spinosissima (R. pimpinellifolia)
Briúlan
Family: Rosaceae

Flowering time: May-July. Deciduous shrub. Native.

The creamy-white or pink flowers with un-lobed sepals are followed by purple-black rosehips. Leaves have 3-5 pairs of small leaflets and are sometimes flushed green-purple. Suckering, sometimes prostrate growth, the stems with stiff bristles and narrow prickles. Height to 50cm.

Mainly coastal on dunes, cliffs and grassland but also found inland in western and central Ireland

Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima, Briúlan

Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima, Briúlan
Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima, Briúlan

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