Flora Americae Septentrionalis, pp. 345-346 (1814)

Frederick Pursh

laevigata 10. R. germinibus ovatis promisse hispidissimis, calycis laciniis integris, aculeis geminatis recurvis, petiolis subaculeatis, foliolis (3-5) lanceolato-ovalibus subenervilbus laevigatis, stipulis angustis subulato-mucronatis.
-- Mich. fl. amer. 1 . p. 295.
In shady woods of Georgia. ♄. v. v. s. fl. An evergreen climbing to a great height.

Flora boreali-americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. pp. 295-296 (1803)

André Michaux

LAEVIGATA. R. glaberrima: subgeminatim aculeate: foliis 3-5 foliatis, subenerviis: stipulae angustae mucronibus subulatis: calyce ovato, promisse hispidissimo, laciniis integris.

OBS. Aculei in ramis passim geminati, recurvi; uno in petioles: foliola lanceolato-ovalia, laevigata: calyces tubus spinis gracilibus longisque hispidus.

HAB. in Georgia.

I am curious about the glabrous hips.

Hortus Kewensis vol. 2, pp. 203-204 (1789)
10. (sinica) R. germinibus subglobosis glabris, pedunculis aculeatis hispidis, caule petiolisque aculeatis, calycinis foliolis lanceolatis subpetiolatis. Syst. veget. 474.
Chinese Rose.
Nat. of China.
Cult. 1759, by Mr. Philip Miller.