North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Common Name:
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Rosa multiflora

Rosa multiflora Thunb.

multiflora rose

Synonym(s): Rosa cathayensis, Rosa multiflora f. watsoniana, Rosa watsoniana

Image ID: 16899
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ROMU
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rosa multiflora
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ROSA5
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Rosa
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Rose
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of more than 100 species, shrubs or woody vines; mainly of north temperate regions. Many cultivars cannot be readily identified to species.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Lewis, Ertter, & Bruneau in FNA (2014); Joly & Bruneau (2007)=Y; Lewis (2008); Robertson (1974)=Z; Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004). Key adapted in part from FNA and Y.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ROSACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Rosaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Rose Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Subshrub, Vine

LEAF ARRANGEMENT:
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LEAF RETENTION: Deciduous

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: May-Jun

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
			x	x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable

FRUITING PERIOD: Sep-Oct.

DISTRIBUTION
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NATIVE RANGE: eastern Asia

HORTICULTURAL
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
3813	1991-0508			View
4513	1992-0669			View
5186	1995-0305			View
5829	1995-0956			View
6289	1995-1421			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
6122	3813	199	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
6841	4513	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
7635	5186	203	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8343	5829	204	NCBG staff	1993-01-01	View
8944	6289	2	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ROMU
USDA Common Name: Multiflora Rose
Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Vine, Subshrub

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU		FACU		FACU	UPL		FACU	FACU	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rosa multiflora
COMMON NAME: Multiflora Rose
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K1, K2, Pa, RAB, S, Va, W, WH3, WV, Z]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jun; Sep-Oct.
HABITAT: Pastures, thickets, bottomlands, upland forests, bogs; native of Asia, aggressively invasive.
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Rosaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Rose Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Rosa L. (Rose)
SUMMARY: A genus of more than 100 species, shrubs or woody vines; mainly of north temperate regions. Many cultivars cannot be readily identified to species.
REFERENCE: Lewis, Ertter, & Bruneau in FNA (2014); Joly & Bruneau (2007)=Y; Lewis (2008); Robertson (1974)=Z; Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004). Key adapted in part from FNA and Y.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Rosa multiflora in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Rosa multiflora in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Rosa multiflora in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Rosa multiflora in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Rosa multiflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rosa multiflora

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 16899 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 16899 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)