Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rosa multiflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Multiflora Rose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa multiflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Rosa multiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-003:
Rosa multiflora FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rosa multiflora
COMMON NAME:
Multiflora Rose
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_223
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JK Marlow jkm180414_322
April Polk County NC
Stipules comblike and fringed, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm190425_7752
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190425_7754
April Greenville County SC
Agressively invasive, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Judy Gordon jegrosamulti_stipuleb
May Columbia County GA
Roadside
A close-up of the stipule.
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Judy Gordon jegrosamulti_thorns
May Columbia County GA
Roadside
Stems are green and armed with stout curved prickles, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm090510_002
May Greenville County SC
Sepals ... usually stipitate-glandular, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm090510_010
May Greenville County SC
Palmetto Trail: Poinsett Passage
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4985
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Flowers numerous in corymb, 1.5-4cm in diameter, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow s050715_b
July Greenville County SC
Stipules along the leaf-stalk base distinguish roses from other shrubs, per The Shrub Identification Book (Symonds, 1963).
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JK Marlow s050715_c
July Greenville County SC
Multiflora Rose has leaves with 7-9 toothed leaflets and fringed stipules, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_082521blairsville104
August Union County GA
Meeks Park Disc Golf Course
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JK Marlow jkm111026_065
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Hip red, ellipsoid to ovoid, 6-9mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm151103_034
November Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rosa multiflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rosa multiflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Rosa multiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-11-003:
Rosa multiflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rosa multiflora
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Climbing shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Pastures, thickets, bottomlands, upland forests, bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- NC Botanical Garden
- NC Department of Transportation
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with paired prickles at the nodes; few prickles and no bristles present along the internodes
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 7-9 leaflets
Alternate
Stipules conspicuous, pectinate, mostly adnate to the petiole
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Hip
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p391
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p522
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p141
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p048
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina (Smith, 2008) p022
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p068
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p318
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p120
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p154
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p10
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p309
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p302
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p314
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