Rosa schrenkiana Crép.

A shrub. It grows 1-1.5 m high. The branches have notches along them and thorns in pairs. These can be straight or slightly curved. The leaves are compound with 3-5 small leaflets. They are dark green on the upper surface and whitish-blue underneath. The flowers usually occur singly. The fruit are oval and red and 1.5-2 cm long.

In Kazakhstan it grows on stony slopes and near the foot of mountains. It can grow with low rainfall.