Rosa beggeriana

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Begger rose

RosaceaeFruitPotential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten and are exceptionally rich in ascorbic acid, containing 7,000-20,000 mg/100 g.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows on mountain slopes and along rivers and streams. In western China it grows between 900-2,000 m above sea level.

Afghanistan, Asia, Australia, Central Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub. It grows 3 m high. The branches are bluish. They have large sickle shaped thorns. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets in pairs. These are 3 cm long. The flowers are white and 2-3 cm across. They are in complex groups. The fruit are round and red. They are 4-5 mm across.

Wikipedia

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Rosa beggeriana is a species of rose found in Anatolia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, all of Central Asia, Xinjiang and Gansu in China, and Mongolia. It is a winter‑hardy rambler, with typically flat white (rarely light pink) flowers, and small red (becoming black‑purple) hips. Its 'Polstjärnan' (polestar) cultivar (of uncertain parentage) is the cold‑hardiest known climbing rose.

Notes

The fruit contain 7,000-20,000 mg/100 g of ascorbic acid.

References (4)

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
Zhang, Y. et al, 2020, Characteristics and utilization of plant diversity and resources in Central Asia. Regional Sustainability. Elsevier. p 6