Multiflora Rose-Invasive Plant-West Va Info Included-With References
"Multiflora rose is a multi-stemmed thorny, perennial shrub that grows up to 15
feet tall. The stems are arcing canes which are round in cross section. Small
white-red flowers or rose hips (fruit) occur in clusters abundantly on the plant.
Leaves are pinnately ("Resembling a feather; having parts or branches arranged
on each side of a common axis". Definition from
http://dictionary.reference.com/) compound with 7-9 leaflets. Multiflora rose is
easily distinguished from other wild roses by the feathery, fringed bract located
at the base of each leaf". Description of the Multiflora obtained from
http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=3071
The Multiflora Rose was brought over to the eastern U.S. from Japan in 1866 as
an ornamental rose. In the 1930s, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service encouraged
its use for erosion control. In the late 1960s, state conservation departments
in many states were giving away the Multiflora Rose to......
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