Rosa woodsii is a species of rose known by the common name Woods' rose . It is native to North America including much of Canada and Alaska and the western and central United States. It grows in a variety of habitat types, including disturbed areas. It is a bushy shrub which grows up to three meters tall, the stems studded with prickles . The shrubs can form large, dense thickets. The deciduous leaves are each made up of several widely-spaced sharp-toothed leaflets up to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyme of up a few fragrant flowers with five petals in any shade of pink and measuring up to 2.5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a red rose hip which may be over a centimeter long. The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering , and by producing root suckers .