Rosa oxyacantha

Bieb.

Acute-prickly rose

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a cold temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows near stone mounds on mountain slopes. It can grow in fairly dry locations. In China it grows in scrub between 1,100-1,400 m above sea level.

Asia, Central Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, 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, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A low shrub. The branches are widely spreading. The thorns are thin and needle shaped. The leaves are compound with 9 leaflets. They are pale green underneath. The flowers are pale pink. They are 3 cm across. They occur singly. The fruit are fleshy and bright red.

References (3)

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

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