Wild Rose
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rose petals are edible.
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buds are edible.
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young shoots are edible.
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young leaves are edible.
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fruit (hip) of the plant is edible.
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hips can be eaten fresh or dried for storage.
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only the outer shell of the rosehip is edible, discard the mass of hard, hairy seeds.
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grows in plains, foothill, montane, and subalpine regions.
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varieties in the Pacific Northwest include Arkansas rose (Rosa arkansana), Prickly wild rose (Rosa acicularis), Prairie rose (Rosa woodsii), Baldhip rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) and Nootka rose (Rosa nutkana).