Erect shrub 1-2 m tall, thornless or with a few narrow, straight prickles at the base. Leaflets 5-7(9), elliptic to obovate, to 5 cm long, usually downy below and with simple marginal teeth. Stipules widest towards the tip. Flowers 1-7, single, 4-6 cm wide, pink, fragrant; early summer. Fruit about 1 cm wide, red.

E and C North America.

Source: Adamson, S.; Bell, R.; Heathcote, R.; Hannemann, D.; Hannemann, F.; Huxley, I.; Newesteeg, J.; Spencer, R.; Sutherland, P. (2002). Rosa. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.