Rosa willmottiae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rosa |
| Species: | R. willmottiae
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Rosa willmottiae, Miss Willmott's rose[2] or Willmott's rose,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.[1][4] It grows at an altitude of 2,300–3,150 metres (7,550–10,330 ft) in dry valleys in western Sichuan, China.[5] It forms an arching deciduous shrub 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) high, and as much across. The branches are covered in many straight prickles. The pinnate leaves typically have 7 to 9 small bluish-green leaflets which emit a pleasant fragrance when bruised.[6] It was introduced to western cultivation by Ernest Wilson in 1904 and was named after the collector and horticulturist Ellen Willmott. The flowers are small (25–40 millimetres or 1.0–1.6 inches), lilac-pink, and are borne on short laterals all along the length of the branches in late spring/early summer. The hips are small, becoming orange-red and losing their tips when ripe.
Charles & Bridget Quest-Ritson describe Rosa willmottiae as "one of the few wild roses that merits a place in a mixed border or even as a specimen shrub" and that when in flower it is "the embodiment of beauty".[7]
References
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- ^ a b "Rosa willmottiae Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Rosa willmottiae". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Rosa willmottiae Hemsl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Phillips, R. and Rix, M., Roses, Macmillan, 1994, p17
- ^ Hillier Nurseries, The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, David & Charles, 1998, p592
- ^ Quest-Ritson, C. & Quest-Ritson, B.,The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Roses, Dorling Kindersley, 2003, p426
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