ick eters ▁Australian <0x0A> </s> ▁Rosa ▁rub igin osa ▁( s weet ▁b ri ar , ▁sweet b ri ar ▁rose , ▁sweet ▁b rier ▁or ▁e gl antine ; ▁syn . ▁R . ▁e gl anter ia ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁rose ▁native ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁western ▁Asia . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁dense ▁decid uous ▁shr ub ▁ 2 – 3 ▁m ▁high ▁and ▁across , ▁with ▁the ▁st ems ▁bearing ▁numerous ▁hook ed ▁pr ick les . ▁The ▁fol i age ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁apple - like ▁fra gr ance . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁p inn ately ▁comp ound , ▁ 5 – 9   cm ▁long , ▁with ▁ 5 – 9 ▁rounded ▁to ▁o val ▁leaf lets ▁with ▁a ▁ser r ated ▁margin , ▁and ▁numerous ▁g land ular ▁hair s . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁ 1 . 8 – 3   cm ▁diameter , ▁the ▁five ▁pet als ▁being ▁p ink ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁base , ▁and ▁the ▁numerous ▁stam ens ▁yellow ; ▁the ▁flowers ▁are ▁produced ▁in ▁clusters ▁of ▁ 2 – 7 ▁together , ▁from ▁late ▁spring ▁to ▁mid ▁summer . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁glo bose ▁to ▁ob long ▁red ▁hip ▁ 1 – 2   cm ▁diameter . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁e gl antine ▁is ▁from ▁Middle ▁English ▁e gl ent yn , ▁from ▁Old ▁French ▁a ig l antin ▁( adj .), ▁from ▁a ig l ent ▁' s weet b rier ', ▁from ▁V ul gar ▁Latin