攀援灌木;小(xiao)(xiao)枝圓(yuan)柱形(xing)(xing),通(tong)常無(wu)毛(mao)(mao),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)短(duan)、粗稍彎曲皮束。小(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)(xie)5-9,近花(hua)(hua)序的小(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)(xie)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)時3,連葉(xie)(xie)柄(bing)長(chang)(chang)5-10厘(li)(li)(li)(li)米(mi)(mi);小(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)(xie)片(pian)(pian)(pian)倒卵形(xing)(xing)、長(chang)(chang)圓(yuan)形(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)卵形(xing)(xing),長(chang)(chang)1.5-5厘(li)(li)(li)(li)米(mi)(mi),寬8-28毫米(mi)(mi),先(xian)端急(ji)尖或(huo)(huo)(huo)圓(yuan)鈍(dun),基(ji)部近圓(yuan)形(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)楔(xie)形(xing)(xing),邊(bian)緣有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)尖銳單鋸齒,稀混有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)重鋸齒,上(shang)面無(wu)毛(mao)(mao),下(xia)面有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)柔毛(mao)(mao);小(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)(xie)柄(bing)和葉(xie)(xie)軸有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)柔毛(mao)(mao)或(huo)(huo)(huo)無(wu)毛(mao)(mao),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)散生腺(xian)毛(mao)(mao);托葉(xie)(xie)篦(bi)(bi)齒狀,大部貼(tie)生于葉(xie)(xie)柄(bing),邊(bian)緣有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)或(huo)(huo)(huo)無(wu)腺(xian)毛(mao)(mao)。花(hua)(hua)多(duo)朵,排成(cheng)圓(yuan)錐狀花(hua)(hua)序,花(hua)(hua)梗長(chang)(chang)1.5-2.5厘(li)(li)(li)(li)米(mi)(mi),無(wu)毛(mao)(mao)或(huo)(huo)(huo)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)腺(xian)毛(mao)(mao),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)時基(ji)部有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)篦(bi)(bi)齒狀小(xiao)(xiao)苞(bao)片(pian)(pian)(pian);花(hua)(hua)直徑1.5-2厘(li)(li)(li)(li)米(mi)(mi),萼片(pian)(pian)(pian)披針形(xing)(xing),中部具2個線形(xing)(xing)裂(lie)片(pian)(pian)(pian),外面無(wu)毛(mao)(mao),內面有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)柔毛(mao)(mao);花(hua)(hua)瓣白色,寬倒卵形(xing)(xing),先(xian)端微(wei)凹,基(ji)部楔(xie)形(xing)(xing);花(hua)(hua)柱結合成(cheng)束,無(wu)毛(mao)(mao),比雄蕊稍長(chang)(chang)。果近球形(xing)(xing),直徑6-8毫米(mi)(mi),紅褐色或(huo)(huo)(huo)紫(zi)褐色,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)光(guang)澤(ze),無(wu)毛(mao)(mao),萼片(pian)(pian)(pian)脫落。
薔薇喜陽光,亦耐半陰,較耐寒,在(zai)中(zhong)國北方大部分地(di)區都能(neng)露地(di)越冬。對(dui)土(tu)(tu)壤要求不(bu)嚴,耐干旱,耐瘠薄,但栽植(zhi)在(zai)土(tu)(tu)層深(shen)厚(hou)、疏松、肥沃濕(shi)潤而又排水通(tong)暢的(de)土(tu)(tu)壤中(zhong)則生長更(geng)好,也可在(zai)粘重土(tu)(tu)壤上正常生長。不(bu)耐水濕(shi),忌積水。新株定植(zhi)時要施(shi)(shi)入腐(fu)熟(shu)有機肥。霜植(zhi)后頭一(yi)二年可于每年深(shen)秋開溝施(shi)(shi)一(yi)次基肥,以(yi)利生長和開花(hua)。萌(meng)蘗性強(qiang),耐修剪,抗污染。
產(chan)中(zhong)國江蘇、山東、河南(nan)等(deng)省。日本、朝鮮亦有少量分布(bu)。
在(zai)(zai)家(jia)中臥室(shi)擺放薔薇(wei),在(zai)(zai)家(jia)居風格搭(da)配(pei)上(shang)(shang)也是一個(ge)(ge)很好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)選擇。人(ren)約三分(fen)之一的(de)(de)(de)時間(jian)用在(zai)(zai)睡眠上(shang)(shang),臥房的(de)(de)(de)搭(da)配(pei)對人(ren)也有很大的(de)(de)(de)影響(xiang)。倘(tang)若在(zai)(zai)臥房向陽(yang)(yang)的(de)(de)(de)地方擺上(shang)(shang)一兩株(zhu)薔薇(wei),日(ri)夕在(zai)(zai)那里(li)躺臥,吸收房間(jian)的(de)(de)(de)廢(fei)氣,日(ri)積月(yue)累,對主人(ren)來說也是十分(fen)好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)一個(ge)(ge)選擇。也可在(zai)(zai)陽(yang)(yang)臺擺放幾株(zhu)薔薇(wei)的(de)(de)(de)盆栽。由于(yu)在(zai)(zai)陽(yang)(yang)臺比(bi)較空曠,日(ri)光照耀比(bi)較充足,本身就很適合(he)種植薔薇(wei),很適合(he)薔薇(wei)的(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)長。
薔(qiang)薇(wei)清(qing)暑,和胃,活血止血,解毒。主(zhu)暑熱煩渴(ke);胃脘脹悶,吐血,衄血,口瘡,癰癤,月(yue)經(jing)不調。