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Rosa roxburghii
Also called Chinquapin Rose, Burr Rose
Chestnut rose is a thorny, spreading shrub grown for its showy flowers, edible vitamin C-rich hips, and dense prickly hedges. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and tolerates cold.
Rosa roxburghii (burr rose, chestnut rose, chinquapin rose, or cili), is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the eastern Himalayas, Tibet, and central and southern China. In the wild, it is found in thickets, mountain forests, on slopes, and alongside streams, typically 500 to 1,400 m (1,600 to 4,600 ft) above sea level. A diffuse shrub capable of reaching 8 m (26 ft) but usually shorter, it is available from commercial suppliers. In China, it is cultivated for its vitamin C-rich hips on 170,000 ha (420,000 acres), mostly in Guizhou.
It was dedicated to William Roxburgh, a Scottish physician and botanist who was director of the Calcutta Botanical Garden.
Rosa roxburghii is native to temperate areas of eastern Asia, within China and Japan.
Rosa roxburghii has various uses, including as an ornamental, as a food source, and in traditional medicine.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rosa roxburghii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
