Rosa macrophylla

Rosa macrophylla
Flower and leaves
Prickly hip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. macrophylla
Binomial name
Rosa macrophylla
Synonyms
  • Rosa guilelmiwaldemarii Klotzsch
  • Rosa hoffmeisteri Klotzsch
  • Rosa rubeoides Andrews
  • Rosa torulosa Wall. ex Hook.f.

Rosa macrophylla, the big-hip rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the Himalayan region. There are a number of cultivars, including 'Doncasteri', 'Glaucescens', 'Master Hugh', and 'Rubricaulis'. 'Master Hugh' has the largest hips of any readily available rose.