| Shape | Upright and spreading. |
| Propagation | Seed. |
| Cultivation | Full sun to partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soil. |
| Habitat | Fields, prairies and woodland. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Dense, straight, unequal prickles and bristles. |
| Leaf Description | Alternate, compound with 9 - 11 leaflets. The leaflets are 1 - 3 cm long and elliptic and rounded or blunt at the tip with serrated edges except for at the base. |
| Flower Description | Appear in cluster of 1 - 4 flowers that form at tips of new shoots. The flowers are 3 - 5 cm long. The petals are rounded with wavy edges and notched at the tip. |
| Fruit Description | Round berry-like fruit that is 1 - 1.5 cm wide. |
| Colour Description | The flowers are white to deep rose pink with yellow stamens. The leaves have a dark green upper surface and a light green underside. The berry-like fruit is bright red in the summer. |
| Texture Description | The leaves have a hairy textured underside. |
