White flowering dog roses（also called dog berry, witches’ briar） are under morning sunshine.A thorny climber, dog rose has strongly hooked, or curved prickles, to gain a purchase as it weaves in between other shrubs and uses them to support its growth. It can grow up to 3m tall when well supported. Leaves: on alternate sides of the stem, and divided into 2–3 pairs of smaller, toothed leaflets. Leaf buds can be affected by a gall known as robin`s pincushion. This looks like a ball of fibrous red threads and is caused by a gall wasp. Flowers: large pink or white with five petals and many stamens. They have a faint sweet smell.

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