Rosa moschata, J. Herrmann

I. Klášterský, 1968, 10. Rosa L., Flora Europaea, Volume 2, Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press, pp. 35-42 : 27

4. R. moschata J. Herrmann ,

Hiss. Rosa 15 (1762).

Vigorous evergreen climber up to 12 m. Prickles sparse, stout, curved. Leaflets 5-7, 25-55 x 20-30 mm, ovate to elliptical, usually acute, serrate, usually pubescent, greyish-green beneath. Inflorescence many-flowered. Pedicels slightly pubescent and glandular. Sepals lanceolate, with a setiform apical appendage, more or less grey-pubescent, the outer with 2-4 lobes. Petals 10-15 mm, creamy-white. Stylar column hairy. Fruit 8-10 mm, ovoid. Cultivated for ornament, mainly in S. & W. Europe; naturalized in the Mediterranean region. [Cr Ga Gr Hs Si.] (Himalaya, Iran.)