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Rosa banksiae R.Br.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa

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Rosa banksiae (Rosa banksiae)
FlowerPhoto: Wang.QG, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
七里香, 香花刺, 木香, 木香花, 单瓣白木香, 单瓣黄木香, 黄木香花, 单瓣木香花
French
Rosier de Lady Banks
German
Banks-Rose
Japanese
木香茨, 木香薔薇

Synonyms

  • Rosa banksiae f. aculeata Focke ex H.Lév.
  • Rosa banksiae f. albiflora H.Lév.
  • Rosa banksiae f. alboplena (Rehder) Rehder
  • Rosa banksiae f. lutea (Lindl.) Rehder
  • Rosa banksiae f. luteiflora H.Lév.
  • Rosa banksiae f. lutescens Voss
  • Rosa banksiae f. subinermis Focke ex H.Lév.
  • Rosa banksiae subf. semiplenoalba Focke
  • Rosa banksiae unranked florepleno Ker Gawl.
  • Rosa banksiae unranked pleno-albo Focke
  • Rosa banksiae unranked simplex Focke
  • Rosa banksiae var. alboplena Rehder
  • Rosa banksiae var. banksiae
  • Rosa banksiae var. flava Lindl.
  • Rosa banksiae var. fortunei Lavallée
  • Rosa banksiae var. lutea Lindl.
  • Rosa banksiae var. luteoplena Rehder
  • Rosa banksiae var. normalis Regel
  • Rosa banksiae var. plena Regel
  • Rosa banksiana C.Abel
  • Rosa inermis Roxb.

Flowers

In flower
March to April, October (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.