From West Mill Lane along main Small Dole Road towards New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Dog Rose and not Field Rose as the latter has styles fused into a colum whereas here they are in a conical tuft.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (16/06/2021) From West Mill Lane along main Small Dole Road towards New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Dog Rose and not Field Rose as the latter has styles fused into a colum whereas here they are in a conical tuft.

Field on footpath leading to Small Dole high street, Henfield, W Sussex. This one has sigmas on a short style as would be expected for Dog Roses - however, it seems that some flowers have "taller" styles than others.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (20/06/2022) Field on footpath leading to Small Dole high street, Henfield, W Sussex. This one has sigmas on a short style as would be expected for Dog Roses - however, it seems that some flowers have "taller" styles than others.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (16/06/2021) From West Mill Lane along main Small Dole Road towards New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (03/07/2021) Along the main Small Dole road as you turn right out of West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

From West Mill Lane along main Small Dole Road towards New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Some flowers of Dog Rose can be quite pale, as here, making it seem more like Field Rose - but the latter has a fused, projecting style.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (16/06/2021) From West Mill Lane along main Small Dole Road towards New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Some flowers of Dog Rose can be quite pale, as here, making it seem more like Field Rose - but the latter has a fused, projecting style.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (20/06/2022) Field on footpath leading to Small Dole high street, Henfield, W Sussex.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (03/07/2021) Along the main Small Dole road as you turn right out of West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex..

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. I think these leaves are sun-stressed because of the pink edges.

Field on footpath leading to Small Dole high street, Henfield, W Sussex. Common Dog Rose has hairless rachis (the bits of stem between the leaflets) - although you can see a few thorns here. Hairy Dog Rose instead as the name suggests has hairy rachis.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (20/06/2022) Field on footpath leading to Small Dole high street, Henfield, W Sussex. Common Dog Rose has hairless rachis (the bits of stem between the leaflets) - although you can see a few thorns here. Hairy Dog Rose instead as the name suggests has hairy rachis.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Field Rose has slender prickles, not these podgy ones of Dog Rose!

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Along the main Small Dole road as you turn right out of West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Dog rose has lobed sepals turning down agains tthe developing hip and then falling off (Field Rose, by contrast, has unlobed sepals which fall off early). The purple thing on the left is actually a developing hip (the sepals in the process of falling).

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (03/07/2021) Along the main Small Dole road as you turn right out of West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Dog rose has lobed sepals turning down agains tthe developing hip and then falling off (Field Rose, by contrast, has unlobed sepals which fall off early). The purple thing on the left is actually a developing hip (the sepals in the process of falling).

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (18/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Field Rose has one projecting column on its berries reflecting its style that in the flower is fused into a column. Dog Rose as you can see has a tufted column reflecting the tufted nature of the styles that were in the flower..

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) (18/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Field Rose has one projecting column on its berries reflecting its style that in the flower is fused into a column. Dog Rose as you can see has a tufted column reflecting the tufted nature of the styles that were in the flower..

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (small field). I think this is Hairy Dog Rose because see later image of the hairs on the leaf rachis. Common Dog Rose has hairless rachis. But there are so many hybrids of Dog Rose that I cannot be certain.

Hairy Dog Rose (Rosa corymbifera) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (small field). I think this is Hairy Dog Rose because see later image of the hairs on the leaf rachis. Common Dog Rose has hairless rachis. But there are so many hybrids of Dog Rose that I cannot be certain.

Hairy Dog Rose (Rosa corymbifera) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (small field).

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (small field). This is why I think Hairy Dog Rose - these hairy rachis (which Common Dog Rose lacks).

Hairy Dog Rose (Rosa corymbifera) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (small field). This is why I think Hairy Dog Rose - these hairy rachis (which Common Dog Rose lacks).

Hairy Dog Rose (Rosa corymbifera) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (small field).