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Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

Perennial Woody Brush

Plant Type

Thorny shrub; rose family (Rosaceae)

Life Cycle

Perennial; introduced

Leaf Habit

[PLACEHOLDER]

Typical Height

[PLACEHOLDER]

Photo Gallery

Multiflora rose clusters of small white flowers among leaves — **Flower Clusters** Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Multiflora rose white flower beside fringed stipules at the base of a leaf stalk — **Flowers and Stipules** Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How to Identify It

Quick ID

Leaves

5 to 9 toothed leaflets
Fringed stipules at the base of the leaf stalk (Penn State, Iowa State Extension)

Canes

Olive green canes with recurved thorns (Penn State Extension)

Flowers

Clusters of fragrant white or pale pink five-petaled flowers, May to June (Penn State Extension)

Look-Alikes

Macartney Rose

How to tell it apart from multiflora rose: [PLACEHOLDER]

Native wild roses

Fringed stipules point to multiflora rose (Penn State Extension)

Counter script: "If it is an arching thorny rose with clusters of small white flowers and fringed stipules at the leaf base, it is most likely multiflora rose."

Where It Grows

Texas

[PLACEHOLDER]

Oklahoma

Widespread in Oklahoma (OSU)

New Mexico

[PLACEHOLDER]

Sites and soils: [PLACEHOLDER]

Best Time to Control

The Surmount label lists treatment of multiflora rose from budding through flowering. OSU suggests repeated mowing or cutting plus herbicide on the regrowth.

Multiflora rose is a woody perennial. No pre-emergent herbicide controls multiflora rose.

Treatment Methods

Foliar (Leaf) Spray

Example product: Surmount (Corteva)
Mix (Surmount label): 1 to 1.5% with surfactant
PastureGard HL also lists multiflora rose: 0.5 to 1% + 1 qt nonionic surfactant per 100 gal (label)

Mechanical

Pull small plants with all the roots (OSU)

Individual Plant vs. Broadcast

Density guidance for this plant: [PLACEHOLDER]
Follow the label for broadcast use

Product names are examples only. Always read and follow the product label. For product selection and help, contact BES-TEX at 325.653.1300.

Sources: Surmount label, EPA Reg. No. 62719-480; PastureGard HL label, EPA Reg. No. 62719-637; Oklahoma State University Extension, Problem Horticultural Plants; Penn State Extension; Iowa State Extension. No Texas A&M rangeplants page found.