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Rosa blanda, commonly known as the meadow/wild rose, smooth rose or prairie rose, is a species of rose native to North America. Among roses, it is closest to come to a “thornless” rose, with just a few thorns at the base. The meadow rose occurs as a colony-forming shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft) high, naturally in prairies and meadows. The roses are quite variable, the characteristics such as leaf tip number of prickles and...

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