multiflora rose: Rosa multiflora (Rosales: Rosaceae)

multiflora rose
Rosales > Rosaceae > Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
Multiflora rose is a multi-stemmed, thorny, perennial shrub that grows up to 15 ft. (4.6 m) tall. The stems are arching canes which are round in cross section and have stiff, curved thorns. Small, white to pinkish, 5-petaled flowers occur abundantly in clusters on the plant in the spring. Fruit are small, red, rose hips that remain on the plant throughout the winter. Leaves are pinnately compound with 7-9 leaflets. Leaflets are oblong, 1-1.5 in. (2.5-3.8 cm) long and have serrated edges. The fringed petioles of multiflora rose usually distinguish it from most other rose species. Multifora rose forms impenetrable thickets in pastures, fields and forest edges. It restricts human, livestock, and wildlife movement and displaces native vegetation. Multiflora rose is native to Asia and was first introduced to North America in 1866 as rootstock for ornamental roses. During the mid 1900s it was widely planted as a "living fence" for livestock control.

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources

Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service FHTET

Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy

Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut

Invasive Plant Manual - Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council

Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide - USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area

Invasive Plants of Asian Origin Established in the United States and Their Natural Enemies - Volume 2 - USDA Forest Service

Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Prescriptions for Specific Nonnative Invasive Plants - USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

Weeds Gone Wild Fact Sheets - Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group

Weeds of the Week - USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, Forest Health Protection

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Foliage; Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Foliage; August James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Feature(s); Stem showing thorns and feathery leaf bract Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024
Feature(s); Close-up of fringed stipules Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org 768x512	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); October James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Flower(s); in April James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024
Flower(s); in April James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Flower(s); Pink-flowered form Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org 768x512	Plant(s); June. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024
Fruit(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org 768x512	Fruit(s); October James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Plant(s); Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024
Plant(s); flowering plant in May. James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Infestation; Randy Westbrooks, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Infestation; Nancy Fraley, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024
Infestation; Nancy Fraley, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Infestation; Nancy Fraley, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Control; Nancy Fraley, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024
Control; Nancy Fraley, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Control; Nancy Fraley, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Control; Nancy Fraley, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024
Control; Nancy Fraley, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Seed(s); Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024	Seedling(s); Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, Ohio State University, Bugwood.org 768x512 / 1536x1024

Invasive Reference(s):

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Alabama - Noxious Weed Law
Alabama - IPC List
Connecticut - Noxious Weed Law
Georgia - EPPC list
Iowa - Noxious Weed Law
Indiana - Noxious Weed Law
Kentucky - EPPC List
Kentucky - Noxious Weed Law
Massachusetts - Noxious Weed Law
Missouri - Noxious Weed Law
New Hampshire - Noxious Weed Law
Pennsylvania - Noxious Weed Law
Rhode Island - Noxious Weed Law
South Carolina - EPPC List
South Dakota - Noxious Weed Law
Tennessee - EPPC List
Tennessee - Noxious Weed Law
Texas - Invasive Plant List
Virginia - Invasive Alien Plant Species
Wisconsin - Noxious Weed Law
West Virginia - Noxious Weed Law
Mid-Atlantic - EPPC List
Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species
Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest
Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South

Invasive Plants of the United States

multiflora rose

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources

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Invasive Reference(s):

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External Links


				Bargeron, C.T., C.R. Minteer, C.W. Evans, D.J. Moorhead, G.K. Douce and R.C. Reardon. Technical Coordinators. 2008. Invasive Plants of the United States DVD-ROM: Identification, Biology and Control. USDA Forest Service. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV. FHTET-08-11.