Rosa odorata
Rosa odorata
Safety & Hazards
There is a layer of hairs around the seeds just beneath the flesh of the fruit. These hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract if ingested.
Botanical Description
Rosa odorata is a prickly, evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub with scrambling to climbing, branched stems that can grow 6 metres or more long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine - the fruits being sold in local marhets in India. It has a long history of cultivation for its fruits in China and India[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ], and is commonly grown as an ornamental, where it is valued especially for its very fragrant flowers.