Rosaceae Rosa woodsii var. woodsii
Woods' Rose
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Preserves
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 46
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Rosa woodsii var. woodsii
Scientific name: Rosa woodsii var. woodsii
USDA symbol: ROWOW (
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Common names: Woods' Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Rose pulps squeezed into water and boiled to make jelly.
RECRD: 40176 id: 34266