Rosa helenae
Rehder & E. Wilson
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Description
A shrub. It has long branches up to 9 m long. There are scattered prickles. The leaves are 8-17 cmlong. There are 7-9 leaflets. These are 3-4 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The fruit or hips are oval and deep red. They are 1-1.5 cm long by 1 cm wide.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In China it grows beside streams between 1,000-3,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
References (2)
- Anderson, E. F., 1993, Plants and people of the Golden Triangle. Dioscorides Press. p 220
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
