Status:
valid
Authors:
(Rehder & E.H.Wilson) L.H.Bailey
Source:
rjp
Year:
1920
Citation Micro:
Gentes Herbarum 1: 29 (1920)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001014781
Common Names
- Cathay Rose
- Cathay's Rose
- Cathay Rosebush
Description
Rosa cathayensis (also called Chinese Rose, among many other common names) is a deciduous shrub with prickly stems and white flowers. It is native to China and is found in moist habitats, such as along streams and in open woods.
Uses & Benefits
Rosa cathayensis is used for ornamental purposes, as a source of food, and for medicinal purposes.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Rosa cathayensis has five petals and is usually pink in colour. The seeds are small and black in colour. The seedlings are small and have two cotyledons.
Cultivation and Propagation
Rosa cathayensis is a shrub rose that can be grown from seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in the spring in a cold frame and the seedlings transplanted into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. Cuttings should be taken in the summer and rooted in a cold frame. The plants should be planted out in their permanent positions in late autumn or early winter.
Where to Find Rosa cathayensis
Rosa cathayensis can be found in China.
Species in the Rosa genus
Rosa gallica,
Rosa involuta,
Rosa zhongdianensis,
Rosa pinnatisepala,
Rosa forrestiana,
Rosa ludingensis,
Rosa deqenensis,
Rosa derongensis,
Rosa shangchengensis,
Rosa miyiensis,
Rosa kunmingensis,
Rosa daishanensis,
Rosa helenae,
Rosa roxburghii,
Rosa beauvaisii,
Rosa sweginzowii,
Rosa calyptopoda,
Rosa andegavensis,
Rosa praegeri,
Rosa glauca,
Rosa pygmaea,
Rosa scabriuscula,
Rosa horrida,
Rosa coziae,
Rosa banksiae,
Rosa davurica,
Rosa moyesii,
Rosa verticillacantha,
Rosa suberectiformis,
Rosa setipoda,
Rosa micrantha,
Rosa subpomifera,
Rosa polliniana,
Rosa villosa,
Rosa farreri,
Rosa koreana,
Rosa kokanica,
Rosa platyacantha,
Rosa primula,
Rosa transmorrisonensis,
Rosa graciliflora,
Rosa taronensis,
Rosa morrisonensis,
Rosa kwangtungensis,
Rosa beggeriana,
Rosa molliformis,
Rosa alberti,
Rosa prattii,
Rosa corymbulosa,
Rosa caudata,
Species in the Rosaceae family
Acaena macrocephala,
Acaena antarctica,
Acaena argentea,
Acaena boliviana,
Acaena buchananii,
Acaena echinata,
Acaena agnipila,
Acaena cylindristachya,
Acaena confertissima,
Acaena eupatoria,
Acaena integerrima,
Acaena leptacantha,
Acaena ovina,
Acaena magellanica,
Acaena masafuerana,
Acaena patagonica,
Acaena tenera,
Acaena platyacantha,
Acaena pumila,
Acaena splendens,
Acaena stricta,
Acaena stangii,
Acaena trifida,
Acaena pallida,
Acaena caespitosa,
Acaena saccaticupula,
Acaena subincisa,
Acaena hirsutula,
Acaena fissistipula,
Acaena glabra,
Acaena tesca,
Acaena juvenca,
Acaena emittens,
Acaena dumicola,
Acaena profundeincisa,
Acaena minor,
Acaena alpina,
Acaena montana,
Acaena myriophylla,
Acaena poeppigiana,
Acaena anserovina,
Acaena sericea,
Acaena latebrosa,
Acaena sarmentosa,
Acaena elongata,
Acaena exigua,
Acaena rorida,
Acaena novae-zelandiae,
Acaena pinnatifida,
Acaena inermis,