Rosa rugosa
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Rosa rugosa is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on beach coasts, often on sand dunes. It is naturalized in much of
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White flower of R. rugosa f. alba
Prunus maritima
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Prunus maritima, the beach plum, is a species of plum native to the East Coast of the United States. It is grown commercially for its fruit and resists certain pests.
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…saltspray rose, and Turkestan rose. In parts of the US, the fruits are also occasionally called beach plums, causing confusion with the actual beach plum, Prunus maritima. The sweetly scented flowers are traditionally used to make flower jam and dessert in China. They are also used to make pot-pourri in Japan and China…
Prunus maritima
Ripe beach plums at the North Beach area of Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Beach plum blooms at Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts
Beach plums in early stages of bloom