Briar Rose vs Marsh Rose

Rosa rubiginosa compared with Rosa palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Briar Rose	Marsh Rose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Rosa (Roses)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Rosa rubiginosa	Rosa palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Briar Rose and Marsh Rose share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rosa. (Roses)

View Genus: Rosa

Conservation Status

Briar Rose

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Rose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Briar Rose	Marsh Rose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Briar Rose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Marsh Rose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Briar Rose

The Briar Rose (Rosa rubiginosa) is a species in the genus Rosa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.