Rosa canina Dog Rose ORDER: RosalesFAMILY: RosaceaeHEIGHT: 1-3 m FLOWERING TIME: J F M A M J J A S O N D CHARACTERISTICS: shrub with thorns; leaves with leaflets; showy flowers with pink or white petals; plain red fruit, globular to oblong.ECOLOGY: woodland understorey, shrublands and water courses.OBSERVATIONS: medicinal. . LIFE-FORM Species from the same groupCistus crispusCistus ladaniferDaphne gnidiumHelichrysum stoechasLavandula pedunculataLavandula stoechasPhlomis lychnitisPhlomis purpureaRhamnus alaternusRhamnus lycioidesRosa caninaRubus ulmifolius