Rosa henryi

Rosa henryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species: R. henryi
Binomial name
Rosa henryi
Boulenger

Rosa henryi is a rose species native to China. The species is a climbing shrub, 3–8 m, with long repent branches. Prickles are absent or scattered, curved. Leaves are glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent with commonly 5 leaflets. The flowers appear in mid to late summer, 5–15 in an umbel-like corymb, each flower 3–4 cm in diameter, white, and fragrant. The hips are brownish red.

It grows in forest margins, thickets or scrub, valleys or farmland at 1700–2000 m alt.

Cultivation and uses

Rosa henryi is grown as an ornamental plant for its beautiful flowers.

References

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