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Rosa omeiensis
Rosa omeiensis is a species of Rosa native to central and southwestern China in the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan; it grows in mountains at altitudes of 700 to 4,400 m. It is a shrub which grows 4 m tall, and is often very spiny. The leaves are deciduous, 3–6 cm long, with 5–13 leaflets with a serrated margin. The flowers are 2.5–3.5 cm diameter, white, with (unusually for a rose) only four petals. The hips are red to orange-yellow, 8–15 mm diameter, with persistent sepals, and often bristly. There are four formae:
It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the closely related species Rosa sericea. Cultivation and usesRosa omeiensis forma pteracantha is grown as an ornamental plant for its large, bright red thorns.
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