The stamp on this cover depicts the famed
Karelian Rose. The stamp was issued in Finland on 5.5.1994. My friend Pia gave me this FDC.
The Karelian rose is the county flower of North
Karelia. It is a continental species, and its distribution in Finland is
evidently eastern. This species is densely covered in prickles which are
straight and needle-like. This is the best distinguishing character between the
Karelian rose and the very similar cinnamon rose as the prickles of the latter
can also be hooked. Furthermore, the flower-stalks of the Karelian rose are
usually covered with glandular hairs, whereas those of the cinnamon rose are
hairless. Also the shape of the hip differs somewhat.
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