Taxon: Rosa multiflora Thunb.

A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:

AL*, CT*, IA(except when cultivated)*, IL*, IN*, MA*, MD*, MO(except as rootstock for cultivated roses)*, NH*, PA*°, SD*, WI*, WV*.

ªAquatic.

*Terrestrial.

°In seed.

Link to noxious weed information from

Link to species profile at

See also subordinate taxa:

• Rosa multiflora forma watsoniana (no accessions)
• Rosa multiflora var. cathayensis (1 accessions)

Common names:

• baby rose   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• Japanese rose   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• many-flower rose   (Source: BSBI ) – English
  
• multiflora rose   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• seven-sisters rose   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• fen tuan qiang wei   (Source: F ChinaEng ) – Transcribed Chinese   [Rosa multiflora var. cathayensis]
  
• ye qiang wei   (Source: F ChinaEng ) – Transcribed Chinese
  
• rosier multiflore   (Source: Zander ed16 ) – French
  
• vielblütige Rose   (Source: Zander ed16 ) – German
  
• rosa moltiflora   (Source: Mult Glossary Crops ) – Italian
  
• no-ibara   (Source: F JapanOhwi ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  
• jjillenamu   (Source: F Korea ) – Transcribed Korean
  
• japansk klätterros   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard)
  
• Gene sources: graft stock   (fide Dict Gard)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide Herbs Commerce ed2)
  
• Weed: potential seed contaminant   (fide Rep NCEPPC; Invasive Pl Spec)
  

More:

View phytochemical or ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  China: China - Anhui, Fujian, Gansu [s.], Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei [s.], Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi [s.], Shandong, Zhejiang
  Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku; Korea; Taiwan

• AFRICA
  Southern Africa: South Africa
• AUSTRALASIA
  New Zealand: New Zealand
• EUROPE
  Northern Europe: United Kingdom
• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Canada
  United States

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
• Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils. (unpublished draft)
• Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Pp. 255–267 in: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions.
• Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage.
• Forest Experimental Station, Korea. 1966. Illustrated woody plants of Korea.
• Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
• Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. [= R. multiflora Thunb. ex Murray].
• Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR.
• Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976).
• Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
• Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University. 1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21.
• Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
• Saakov, S. G. & D. Rieksta. 1973. Rozy. 116.
• Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
• Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. 1999. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act.
• Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
• USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.
• Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds.
• Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Rosa multiflora.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Rosa multiflora.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Rosa multiflora.

Synonyms:

• (=) Rosa ×floribunda hort. ex Andrews
  
• (=) Rosa multiflora var. carnea Thory
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (=) Rosa multiflora var. platyphylla Thory
  
• Rosa watsoniana Crép. [≡ Rosa multiflora forma watsoniana]
  

Check other web resources for Rosa multiflora Thunb.:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Rosa multiflora cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Forestry Images: Images of invasive weeds from www.forestryimages.org
• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds or fruits: Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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