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Location
Found as far north as the Shire and as far south as Ithilien
Species
Rosa rubiginosa
Pronunciation
eglanti'ne
Meaning
Probably derived from Latin aquilentus, 'having many prickles'
Other names
Sweet-briar

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Eglantine

A sweet-smelling wild rose

A type of wild rose with sweet-smelling flowers and leaves and a prickled stem. Also known as sweet-briar, eglantine grows in the form of a dense and tall shrub. Frodo and Sam found it growing in Ithilien as they journeyed through that land. It was clearly known farther north than Ithilien, too: the mother of Peregrin Took - Eglantine Banks - was named for this flower.


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