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Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
40.6467, -73.5061
Field Notes
Description:
Sprawling, thorny shrub. Flowers grow in clusters. Flowers have five white petals with yellow centers and are fairly small in size. Leaves are pinnately divided and leaflets are oval in shape with toothed edges (see picture #4). Stem bases of leaves are fringed. Canes (long stems) have sharp, backwards facing thorns. This plant can grow into large, impenetrable thickets. These thickets are good wildlife cover but they also push out native plants.
Habitat:
Cedar Creek County Park, New York. Growing on the edge of a marsh area in a little used part of the park.
Notes:
Introduced as a cultivated plant but has escaped and become invasive. This plant is considered a noxious weed in many areas. Fruit, seeds and stems are edible.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 8, 2013
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