Rosa multiflora

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ROSACEAE
Species:Rosa multiflora Thunb.
Common Name:Multiflora Rose; Rambler Rose; Japanese Rose
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:ROMU
Plant Notes:Multiflora Rose is an introduced deciduous shrub or woody vine in the Rose family (Rosaceae). It is native to China, Japan, and Korea. Multiflora Rose occurs throughout Alabama. It grows along fence rows, in pastures, along forest edges, in urban woodlands, and on other disturbed sites. Plants are branched, clump-forming shrubs or vine-like with arching stems up to 40 feet in length. Branches are slender, green in color, armed with paired curved prickles, and glabrous. Older stems have reddish-brown bark. Stipules are pectinate and usually with stipitate-glandular margins. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, odd pinnate, with 5-9 leaflets. Leaflets are obovate to elliptic in outline with serrate margins. The upper surface is glabrous and dull green in color, the lower surface in lighter green in color and pubescent at least along the veins. Fragrant flowers are produced in 5-30 flowered panicles or corymbs. Individual flowers have 5 green sepals, and 5 white or pinkish petals (more in “double” cultivated forms). The fruit is a reddish-orange hip. Multiflora Rose was widely promoted by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service for hedgerows and wildlife plantings. It is now considered an invasive species in most of the central and eastern United States. It is listed as a Category 1 invasive species in Alabama by the Alabama Invasive Plant Council.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyROSACEAE - Rose family
Genus Rosa
Species Rosa multiflora Thunb. - Multiflora Rose; Rambler Rose; Japanese Rose

Citation

Citation Rosa multiflora Thunberg, Syst. Veg., ed. 14. 474. 1784.
Basionym: **
Type: JAPAN

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Rosa polyantha Rosa polyantha Siebold & Zuccarini, Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. WIss. 4(3): 128. 1846.  
Rosa wichurae Rosa wichurae K. Koch, Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 12: 202. 1869.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Geneva, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL, UWFP

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1895 - 1998

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000023922 Macon 3 May 1969 Harmon, Crystal
080		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
JSU131463 St. Clair 14 May 1984 Whetstone, R. David
13892		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
AUA000028006 Limestone 25 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5408		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
UNA00048740 22 Apr 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
UNA00057989 Pike 24 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13064		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
USAM000013829 Baldwin 27 Apr 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7681		 USAM
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131461 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17757		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131453 DeKalb 11 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13120		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131457 Jackson 1 May 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
598		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0047816 Madison 06 Jun 2020 England, J. Kevin
11071		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg ex Murray
TROY000046517 Autauga 02 May 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
721		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0008247 Pike 13 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21898		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UNA00053813 Blount 13 May 1997 Keener, Brian R.
161		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
UWFP016083 Baldwin 30 Apr 1984 Frank R. Hedges
85		 UWFP
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UNA00015500 28 Apr 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
AUA000023917 Crenshaw 20 Apr 1997 Diamond, Alvin R.
10976		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
UNA00050124 Geneva 10 May 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11151		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
AUA000027225 Jackson 13 May 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
HC-97		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
JSU131466 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17800		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UNA00015496 Tuscaloosa 17 Apr 1977 Bradshaw, Dwight K.
114		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
JSU131449 Cherokee 11 May 1983 Nixon, Christopher F.
131		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0043640 Baldwin 02 May 2002 Larsen, Harry S.
984		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunb.
AUA000023918 Dale 7 Dec 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6605		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
JSU131450 Chilton 13 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13521		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
AUA000023919 Lauderdale 7 May 1970 Angel, J.K.
 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
UNA00015499 Mobile 20 Apr 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
JSU131444 Calhoun 24 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11989		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131464 Marshall 21 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1743		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131460 Limestone 10 May 1987 Hofmann, Tim L.
00458		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131445 Calhoun 25 Apr 1967 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
s.n.		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0018148 Limestone 25 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5408		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
TROY000024654 Montgomery 30 Apr 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20649		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
AUA000023914 Cherokee 22 Apr 1972 Hale, A.R.
079		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
TROY000032051 Marengo 10 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
1888		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0001558 Marengo 10 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
1888		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
TROY000008503 DeKalb 05 May 1987 Dickson, Catherine C.
272		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0037144 Cullman 30 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14574		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunb.
TROY000043674 Limestone 25 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5408		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131452 Clay 11 May 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3931		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0003851 St. Clair 06 May 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4403		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
SAMF0008362 DeKalb 31 Apr 2011 Boatwright, J.L.
52		 SAMF
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
AUA000023915 Conecuh 26 Apr 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2426		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
TROY000037938 Covington 11 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24017		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131467 Talladega 6 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11924		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131447 Calhoun 27 Apr 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
323		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131465 Madison 11 May 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8370		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
SAMF0002079 Tallapoosa 15 Apr 2006 Brock, Jane M.
3		 SAMF
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UNA00068741 St. Clair 06 May 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4403		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
ALNHS00000436 Lauderdale 29 Apr 2010 Holt, Brian D.
SC-312		 ALNHS
Rosa multiflora Thunb.
JSU131454 DeKalb 12 May 1988 Dickson, Catherine C.
1249		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131455 Etowah 6 May 1996 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4462		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131462 St. Clair 10 May 1984 Beavers, Donna D.
s.n.		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
AUA000023921 Lee 14 May 1973 Cannon, Ed
190		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
TROY000032068 Butler 17 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21926		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWFP016082 Escambia 24 Jul 2011 James R. Burkhalter
23252		 UWFP
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UNA00015495 08 Apr 1895 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
AUA000023923 Pike 22 Apr 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4498		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
UNA00015497 Tuscaloosa 25 Oct 1980 Youngblood, Barbara Y.
78		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
UWAL0035593 Mobile 10 May 2014 Horne, Howard E.
2541		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
TROY000023146 Marshall 12 Jun 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2605		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
AUA000023916 Coosa 10 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1341		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
TROY000038583 Bullock 29 Mar 2012 Dykes, Bailee
436		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UNA00015498 Montgomery 28 Apr 1960 Brian, Bill
s.n.		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
USAM000013828 Mobile 02 May 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4457		 USAM
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131459 Jefferson 17 Sep 1983 Whetstone, R. David
12451		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131458 Jefferson 7 Sep 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
1041		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0043639 Baldwin 21 Apr 2007 Larsen, Harry S.
s.n.		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunb.
UWAL0012361 Bullock 29 Mar 2012 Dykes, Bailee
436		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
TROY000022822 St. Clair 06 May 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4403		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UNA00074136 Lee 7 Jun 1997 Miller, James H.
s.n.		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
JSU131451 Clay 21 Apr 1995 Ballard, J. Mark
5485		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0015180 Covington 11 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24017		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
SAMF0002078 Montgomery 01 May 1965 Myers, Martha Crystal
28		 SAMF
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
SAMF0007924 Jefferson 13 May 1965 Myers, Martha Crystal
408		 SAMF
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0005376 Butler 17 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21926		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
TROY000037744 Coosa 20 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24063		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UNA00015666 Hale 28 Apr 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2008		 UNA
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
JSU131456 Etowah 26 Apr 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1288		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131446 Calhoun 27 Apr 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
323		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0046870 Autauga 02 May 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
721		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
SAMF0007468 Marion 06 May 2016 Davenport, L.J.
6304		 SAMF
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
JSU131448 Cherokee 15 Apr 1967 Collier, Gary
s.n.		 JSU
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
USAM000013830 Mobile 12 Apr 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9656		 USAM
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
TROY000008504 Pike 24 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13064		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
UWAL0013733 Coosa 20 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24063		 UWAL
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
TROY000008502 Dale 03 May 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
619		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
AUA000023920 Lee 8 May 1969 Barnes, W.K.
090		 AUA
Rosa Multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr.
TROY000008501 Conecuh 03 Jul 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
11755		 TROY
Rosa multiflora Thunberg
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