close up image of Rosa blanda EARLY WILD ROSE at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing two full blooms, a single flower bud, and a seed pod after petals have dropped; detailing anthers and fused stigmasThis species is featured in the soon-to-be-published book, Elusive Splendor: Wildflowers of the Tall Grass Prairie. Contact frank@black-sweater-art.com for more information.
close up image of Rosa blanda EARLY WILD ROSE at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing main stem, leaflets, and several flowers in bloom, as well as several flower buds
field image of Rosa blanda EARLY WILD ROSE at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing an emerging, young thick stand of specimens growing up through debris from the previous growing season