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Taxon: Rosa multiflora Thunb.

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae subfamily: Rosoideae tribe: Roseae.
Nomen number: 32108
Place of publication: J. A. Murray, Syst. veg. ed. 14:474. 1784 May-Jun (Fl. jap. 214. 1784 Aug)
Comment: for authorship of Thunberg names first published by Murray see comments in Taxon 45:672. 1996 & 46:311-314. 1997
Name verified on: 15-Feb-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 17-Jul-2007
Species priority site is: National Arboretum (NA).
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE STATE NOXIOUS WEED
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 Invaders Database System
Link to species profile at National Invasive Species Information Center

See also subordinate taxa:


Common names:

  • baby rose   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • Japanese rose   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • many-flowered 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

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • 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

      Naturalized:
  • naturalized in British Isles, s. Africa, New Zealand, United States, & Canada

References:

  • Botanical Society of the British Isles. 2007. BSBI checklist. (BSBI)
  • Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In J. O. Luken & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. (Pl Invasion)
  • Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. (F Tex)
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. (Zander ed16)
  • Forest Experimental Station, Korea. 1966. Illustrated woody plants of Korea. (WPl Korea)
  • Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. (Glea Cron)
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. (L US Can ed2) [= R. multiflora Thunb. ex Murray].
  • Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. (F USSR)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)
  • Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). (F JapanOhwi)
  • Saakov, S. G. & D. Rieksta. 1973. Rozy. 116.
  • Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district. (F Hassan)
  • 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. (State Noxweed Seed)
  • Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. (F Missouri)
  • USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (Nat Invasive Sp Info)
  • Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. (Invasive Pl Spec)
  • Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition). (F ChinaEng)
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Rosa multiflora Thunb.:

  • Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • 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 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.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google 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.

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