I’ve been inspired to bring you this recent image that I made of a wild rose from northern Minnesota by a recent post (here) from Steve Schwartzman, one of the essential members of my blogging community, in which he featured a Texan mallow that resembles a rose. 
There are six varieties of roses that grow wild in Minnesota (though not all are native), and I originally thought it was a smooth rose (Rosa blanda), but upon further study, I’ve settled on its being a prairie rose (Rosa arkansana).
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Rose…it’s what’s for blogging. :-)
I was happy to use the blogger’s spring board and arose to the occasion.
I wasn’t familiar with the Rosa blanda, but I found plenty of information about it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_blanda
Sorry for the premature, errroneous ID, but thanks for your alert input nonetheless!
Let’s hope arkansana is less bland than blanda.
Lovely rose. I like it’s simplicity (of petal organisation).
So do I. Nothing fancy here, just–as you say–simple loveliness.
I can’t tell you what it is called, but it is beautiful. Northern Minnesota is one of my favorite spots, so beautiful.
Must agree, Charlie. I’m so grateful to spend a good part of my life here!
Lovely shot.
Thanks, Raewyn.
It looks very similar to some of the wild roses that I found in the mountains and canyons of Utah….
I’m sure we share several varieties of roses with you out there, to our mutual benefit.