Rosa onoei var. hakonensis ("Moriibara")

Japanese name: モリイバラ （森茨）
Scientific name: Rosa onoei var. hakonensis

[Overview]
A deciduous shrub of mountain areas on the Pacific side.
The stems branch freely, and the branches have long, slender thorns.
The leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound, with 5–7 leaflets.
The leaflets are thin and have serrated margins.
The flowers are borne 1–2 at a time at the tips of twigs; they are white, 5-petaled and 2.5 cm across.
The flower stalk is stout, 2–3.5 cm long.
The fruit is 0.7–1.2 cm long, somewhat elliptical, and ripens red.

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