Possibly R. setigera (spelling?) or a hybred of it?

Certainly does have some R. setigera characters.

Rosa virginiana?

The flower is right for it, but the leaves look different. Mine has soft, kinda fuzzy feeling leaves. I really want to know what this is. Waited for a long time for it to bloom. Driving me nuts.

Another guess - Rosa blanda? It would be very cool if it was because I believe it is a threatened species in a couple of states.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rosa blanda

The leaf color and texture are right, but my leafy sections have 3 leaves and some have 5 leaves. It is very close though. It isnt as thorny as that one either, but I believe we are getting closer. The flower and petal count are also on the money, just the leaf count is off.

That leaf count is tricky . . . hmmm, how fragrant is it? Would you be able to post pictures of the stems?

I am understanding your frustration :)

Barely a scent.(I put my nose right up to a flower) The leaf count is funny. I also notice that the bottom of the leafs have a reddish streak sometimes orangish color.(note in first pic.) Some of the canes are reddish, some purple and some green. This rose has me baffled.

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My setigera has 5-leaflet leaves. They are down fairly far, but they are there. There are also thornless forms of setigera, though I seem to be growing only ultra-thorny ones here.

Remember, there is going to be a certain amount of variation between individual plants. This is probably a seedling, not a clone like the usual garden roses. So the picky little details of thorniness, stipule shape, stipule color, etc. will have natural variations.

That's R. setigera.

Mark

I will mark it as R. Setigera. Thank you everyone for your help. Now my 2 unknowns are identified. Will have another for identification next year, got it out of the woods, but it isnt a briar rose. We will see what it does. Thanks again...Mandy