Rosa multiflora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rosa multiflora Thunb.

Multiflora rose

2024 Donald Burk

2023 Donald Burk

2024 Donald Burk

2023 Donald Burk

2022 Danielle Carney

Rosa multiflora is a shrub or vine that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~52 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Rosa
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Rosa cathayensis
PLANTS	Rosa multiflora f. watsoniana
PLANTS	Rosa watsoniana

Information about Rosa multiflora from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ROMU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/20/2025).