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Cultivated Americas

Gourd

Luffa
Luffa aegyptiaca
A climbing annual vine grown for its long gourds, which can be eaten young or dried when mature to reveal the fibrous natural sponge commonly known as luffa, loofah, sponge gourd, or estropajo.

North American

Rose

Baldhip Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
A western North American wild rose associated with woodlands, forest edges, and shaded habitats.
Bridge’s Rose
Rosa bridgesii
A western North American rose associated with California flora references.
California Wild Rose
Rosa californica
A western North American wild rose associated especially with California and nearby regions.
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
A native North American wild rose known for pink flowers, thorny stems, and wildlife-supporting hips.
Climbing Prairie Rose
Rosa setigera
A North American rose with arching or climbing growth, often associated with prairies, thickets, and open woodland edges.
Clustered Rose
Rosa pisocarpa
A western North American wild rose often associated with moist places, stream edges, and open habitats.
Desert Rose
Rosa stellata
A rose of arid and semi-arid parts of southwestern North America.
Ground Rose
Rosa spithamea
A low-growing western North American wild rose associated with California and nearby regions.
Interior Rose
Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana
A variety-level western North American reference associated with the Woods’ Rose complex.
Mojave Rose
Rosa stellata var. mirifica
A southwestern rose variety/reference connected with desert rose groups in arid North American habitats.
Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana
A Pacific Northwest and western North American wild rose named for the Nootka region.
Pine Rose
Rosa pinetorum
A western North American rose reference associated with California native rose treatments.
Prairie Rose
Rosa arkansana
A prairie and grassland-associated wild rose native to portions of North America.
Prickly Rose
Rosa acicularis
A cold-region rose found across northern parts of North America and Eurasia, known for prickly stems and hardy growth.
Shining Rose
Rosa nitida
A northeastern North American wild rose often associated with wet or acidic habitats.
Small-leaved Rose
Rosa minutifolia
A distinctive rose native to parts of southwestern North America and northwestern Mexico, known for very small leaflets.
Smooth Rose
Rosa blanda
A northern North American wild rose often known for relatively smooth stems compared with many thornier roses.
Swamp Rose
Rosa palustris
A wetland-associated wild rose of eastern North America, often connected with swamps, marsh edges, and moist habitats.
Virginia Rose
Rosa virginiana
A North American wild rose commonly associated with coastal, meadow, and open habitats.
White Prairie Rose
Rosa foliolosa
A south-central North American wild rose associated with prairies, open habitats, and grassland regions.
Woods’ Rose
Rosa woodsii
A widespread western and northern North American wild rose found across a broad range of habitats.

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