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ROSA.
10. lævigata. R. germinibus ovatis promisse hispidissimis, calycis laciniis integris, aculeis germinatis recurvis, petiolis subaculeatis, foliolis )3-5) lanceolato-ovalibus subenervibus laevigatis, stipulis angustis subulato-mucronatis.—Mich. fl. amer. 1. p.295.
In shady woods of Georgia. ♄. v. v. s. fl. An evergreen; climbing to a great height.