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Swamp Rose is a wetland perennial rose native to North America. It is
found in swamps, marshes, seeps, bogs, and other wetlands where there is
sand, gravel, muck or peat with acidity in the soil. It is usually not
a common sight since swamp rose is an indicator of a high quality
wetland. It is found also in prairie restoration sites where
reintroductions of this plant have been made. Roses are hard to identify
whether they are native or exotic, but swamp rose is really the only
rose east of the Mississippi that can tolerate growing in wet soils to
growing in standing water. It is also taller (3-8' tall) and more robust
than many roses. Another way to distinguish this rose is that it has a
red dot (red styles) in the center of the flower as opposed to yellow
styles like most roses have.
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