Description from
Flora of China
Rosa chinensis f. spontanea Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 320. 1915.
Branches with broad prickles. Flowers single, often solitary. Leaflets 3–5. Petals red. Sepals often entire, rarely with a few lobes.
Native in Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan.