Arkansas Rose
Rosa arkansana

Family: Rose (Rosaceae)
AKA: Prairie Rose
Photo taken on: June 8, 2009
Location: White Rock, NM
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Slopes, ditches, fence lines

Grows to 3 feet with thorny, leaning stems. Flowers are up to 3" across and the fruit red.

Flora of North America reference.