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Eglantine (Sweetbrier): A Guide to the Wild Rose

 
Eglantine

Eglantine

Eglantine, or Sweetbrier, a wild rose. It is a climbing plant that grows to a height of six feet (1.8 m). It has long, arching stems and bears small pink flowers that occur singly or in small clusters. The fragrant, toothed leaves are divided into small leaflets. The eglantine is native to Europe, Africa, and North America.

Eglantine is Rosa eglanteria of the rose family, Rosaceae.