Prickly Wild Rose / Rosehips (Rosa acicularis)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Hardy northern wild rose adorned with dense prickly bristles, fragrant pink blossoms, and nutrient-dense scarlet hips.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Flowers, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Petals are sweet and perfumed; hips are tart, tangy, reminiscent of dried cranberry and sweet spiced apple. — Hips seeded to remove irritating internal hairs, then simmered into Vitamin C syrup; Dried hips steeped into tart ruby winter tea; Blended into autumn jams, fruit leathers, and game glazes

Habitat & North American Range

Boreal forest clearings, rocky ridges, stream banks, and prairie thickets across northern North America. (Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6)