Help with plant ID

[tonym]

The wife dragged me to the beach today, and I took a lil walk around. I found this Pomegranate looking shrub growing all over. Could this be Pomegranite growing on the beach in CT. It was about 3'-6' tall and the fruits were the size of a quarter or maybee a silver dollar.

 

[mete]

That is a rose .ID'ed by the flower and fruit , 'rose hips'. You can make rose hip jam from the fruit. Yes it grows on the beaches in the NE though I don't remember the proper name.

 

[Thalestin]

its rosa rugosa otherwise known as a sea tomato=)--its a very hardy rose that grows great by the ocean

 

[mete]

Also called beach rose or beach plum.

 

[tonym]

Thanks Mete, I had no idea that was a rose, pretty much because it didn't cost me 50 bucks. I think the species is Virginia Rose (Rosa virginiana)


Never mind I think Thalestin is right. I was looking for native plnts but it is more likely that it was introduced

 

[tonym]

Thanks guys.

 

[Sharp Eye]

Tony
The rose hips are sour but make a great jam or jelly.
High in vitamin C.

 

[tonym]

Thanks Ira,

Where are those pics from the WLC?