Rosa oxyacantha
Bieb.
Acute-prickly rose
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Description
A low shrub. The branches are widely spreading. The thorns are thin and needle shaped. The leaves are compound with 9 leaflets. They are pale green underneath. The flowers are pale pink. They are 3 cm across. They occur singly. The fruit are fleshy and bright red.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a cold temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows near stone mounds on mountain slopes. It can grow in fairly dry locations. In China it grows in scrub between 1,100-1,400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia,
References (3)
- Dzhangaliev, A. D., et al, 2003, The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan, Horticultural Reviews, Vol. 29. pp 305-371
- Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 143-158).
- www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 9
