Shrub to about 2 m tall. Prickles scattered, straight or curved. Leaflets 5-9, 3-6 cm long, elliptic, hairy on both surfaces, teeth compound; stipules broad. Flowers 1-3 together, single, dark pink, scented; summer. Styles free, not protruding. Fruit to 3 cm wide, dark red, bristly.

Russia, W Asia, C and S Europe.

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.