Wild Rose
- rose petals are edible.
- buds are edible.
- young shoots are edible.
- young leaves are edible.
- fruit (hip) of the plant is edible.
- hips can be eaten fresh or dried for storage.
- only the outer shell of the rosehip is edible, discard the mass of hard, hairy seeds.
- grows in plains, foothill, montane, and subalpine regions.
- varieties in Ontario are
Large-hip rose (Rosa rugosa) ,Prickly wild rose (Rosa acicularis) andPrairie rose (Rosa woodsii) .
