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wild rose 
any uncultivated rose, Rosa sp., as R. acicularis, the floral emblem of Alberta.
- 1853 They [wapiti] are especially fond of a species of wild rose . . . which grows in the countries they frequent.
- 1889 The luscious perfume of . . . wild rose, and all the healthy ozone of this sunset land, comes scampering on the western breeze.
- 1909 Wood violets, wild roses, false Solomon-seal, and the wild sarsaparilla are everywhere. . . .
- 1958 The wild, or prickly, rose, Alberta's emblem since 1930, is the most widely distributed native rose in Canada. In winter, it bears red berries.
- 1853 They [wapiti] are especially fond of a species of wild rose . . . which grows in the countries they frequent.