Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Rosa cathayensis (Rehd. & Wilson) Bailey, Rosa gentiliana (Rosa cathayensis (Rehder & E.H. Wilson) L.H. Bailey), Rosa multiflora cathayensis (Rosa cathayensis (Rehd. & Wilson) Bailey, Rosa multiflora var. cathayensis Rehder & E.H. Wilson),

Common names:

Cathay rose (1923) (138)

Crimson rambler (1930, IA) (82)

Japan rose (1840) (19)

Japanese rose (1923-1986) (4, 138, 155)

Many-flower rose [Many-flowering rose] (1910, MT) (135)

Multiflora rose (1986-Present) (4, 50)

National rose (1923) (138)