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Rosa multiflora (Multiflora Rose)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Rosa multiflora, commonly known by its synonym Rosa polyantha and as multiflora rose, baby rose, Japanese rose, many-flowered rose, seven-sisters rose, Eijitsu rose, is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in China, Japan and Korea. It should not be confused with Rosa rugosa, which is also known as "Japanese rose", or with polyantha roses which are garden cultivars derived from hybrids of R. multiflora. Two varieties are accepted by the Flora of China:
View Wikipedia Record: Rosa multiflora

Infraspecies

Rosa multiflora f. aglandulifera
Rosa multiflora f. multiflora
Rosa multiflora var. adenochaeta
Rosa multiflora var. cathayensis
Rosa polyantha f. polyantha

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  There is a layer of hairs around the seeds just beneath the flesh of the fruit. These hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract if ingested.
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Pollinators [1]  Bees
Scent [1]  The flowers possess a delicious sweet fruity perfume;
Structure [1]  Shrub
Usage [1]  The plant is fairly wind tolerant and can be grown as a shelter hedge though it can be damaged by salt laden winds; The plant has a dense sturdy habit and makes an excellent hedge; The root contains 23-25 per cent of tannin; An essential oil obtained from the fresh flowers is used in the cosmetic industry; The plant also has an extensive root system and is used for soil stabilization; This species can also be used as a rootstock for other species of rose, especially for ramblers and when grown on poor soils;
Height [1]  16.4 feet (5 m)
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Predators

Providers

Pollinated by 
Lasioglossum apristum[6]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 3Anthophora abrupta Say (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), Jason R. Graham, Jamie Ellis, Glenn Hall, Catherine Zettel Nalen, University of Florida, December 2011
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 6Kato, M., T. Makutani, T. Inoue, and T. Itino. 1990. Insect-flower relationship in the primary beech forest of Ashu, Kyoto: an overview of the flowering phenology and seasonal pattern of insect visits. Contr. Biol. Lab. Kyoto Univ. 27:309-375.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0