Rosa henryi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. henryi
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Rosa henryi is a rose species native to China. It is commonly known as Henry's rose.[1] 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.[2]
It grows in forest margins, thickets or scrub, valleys or farmland at 1,700–2,000 metres (5,600–6,600 feet).[2]
Cultivation and uses
[edit]Rosa henryi is grown as an ornamental plant for its beautiful flowers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rosa henryi - Henry's rose | UBC Botanical Garden". collections.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ a b "Rosa henryi in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
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