Rosa omeiensis is a species of Rosa native to central and southwestern China in the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan; it grows in mountains at altitudes of 700 to 4,400 m.
| Rosa omeiensis | |
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| Rosa omeiensis forma pteracantha | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. omeiensis
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| Rosa omeiensis | |
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:
- Rosa omeiensis f. omeiensis.
- Rosa omeiensis f. glandulosa T.T.Yü & T.C.Ku.
- Rosa omeiensis f. paucijuga T.T.Yü & T.C.Ku.
- Rosa omeiensis f. pteracantha Rehder & E.H.Wilson.
It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the closely related species Rosa sericea.
Cultivation and uses edit
Rosa omeiensis forma pteracantha is grown as an ornamental plant for its large, bright red thorns.
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R. omeiensis f. pteracantha -
Rosa omeiensis f. pteracantha Rehder & E.H.Wilson -
Thorns and leaves
