Description: The wild rose, part of the rose family, is an erect shrub with thorny stems and leaf stems with usually five to seven leaflets. The flower consists of five pink petals and a yellow center. The hips (or fruit) is a red-orange with a fleshy outer rind and many whitish seeds in the center, and is high in Vitamin C.
Habitat: You can find the wild rose along roadsides, shorelines, meadows, and open wood areas. They typically grow to form dense thickets.
Aboriginal Use: The hips are eaten raw or steamed, and the tender young shoots can be peeled and eaten raw.