Rosa multiflora -- Multiflora Rose

Non-native* (Asia)

Other names:  Japanese Rose, Rambler Rose

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Seeds: see also Seeds of Wild Plants of Korea

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Notes:
Hips small, around 5 mm; usually the smallest-hipped Rosa found in natural areas; native species typically have larger hips. Hips of the also-common native Rosa setigera are slightly larger, but have smaller, more numerous seeds.

See this key at Michigan Flora for all the species of native and non-native Rosa in Michigan, and our overview of the genus Rosa in Michigan.

Seeds present in bird fecal samples at the Rouge River Bird Observatory, Dearborn, MI.

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* Listed as invasive in natural areas by the Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States.

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