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Rosa banksiae var. banksiae

Botanic Family

Rosaceae

Author

W.T. Aiton

Common Names

• White Banksian Rose
• Mu xiang hua (Pinyin)
• Double White Banksia Rosa

Geographical Habitats

• Sichuan
• Yunnan-China

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• scrub
• streamsides
• roadsides

Flowering Times

• Apr-May (China) Late Spring

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct (China)

Evergreen climbing shrub with scattered prickles, sometimes not prickly, 25mm diameter unscented double or semi-double white flowers, up to 15 in umbel or corymb. Scrambler, fruit orange or black-browen to 7mm diameter

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• FOC
• RHS A-Z