"ATHABASCA - R. woodsii - Height 1.25 - 1.50 m. Primary stem prickly, secondary stem few scattered prickles, especially at stipules. Leaves 6.7 to 13 cm. Leaflets troughed. 2.5 x 1.3 to 4.8 x 2.9 cm. Shape mostly elliptic. Leaflets mostly 9. Fruit scarlet, mostly ovate, sometimes roundish, carried erect or at a slight angle. Sepals erect. Petals mostly 15, light pink. Fruit average 1.6 L x 1.4 cm w. Short prickles on midrib."

Walter Schowalter notes September 17, 1973