Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states
Ohio law lists it as an invasive plant: not native to Ohio, and causing, or likely to cause, economic, environmental or human health harm.
iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.
Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (3)
Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
Recorded, season not shown (31)
Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
multiflora rose by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens County
808 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
109 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
21 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County
88 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
41 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
333 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
112 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County
61 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County
37 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County
236 · Season shown
Fulton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Geauga County
56 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County
69 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
174 · Season shown
Hancock County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
88 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County
61 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
57 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
78 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County
57 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County
47 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County
47 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County
No qualifying records yet
Miami County
26 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County
82 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
87 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Putnam County
No qualifying records yet
Richland County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Stark County
105 · Season shown
Summit County
385 · Season shown
Trumbull County
29 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas County
28 · Recorded, season not shown
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
No qualifying records yet
Vinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County
77 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
43 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Miami County
Not enough evidence
The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 26 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Miami County · records of all species each week, 5,564 in all
Records per week from 26 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of multiflora rose in Miami County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of multiflora rose
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
2
Jan 11–17
0
0
12
Jan 18–24
0
0
11
Jan 25–31
0
0
32
Feb 1–7
0
0
18
Feb 8–14
0
0
5
Feb 15–21
0
0
17
Feb 22–28
0
0
20
Mar 1–7
0
0
20
Mar 8–14
0
0
45
Mar 15–21
0
0
52
Mar 22–28
0
0
38
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
53
Apr 5–11
1
1
118
Apr 12–18
0
0
135
Apr 19–25
0
0
124
Apr 26 – May 2
0
0
130
May 3–9
1
1
118
May 10–16
1
1
174
May 17–23
0
0
128
May 24–30
4
3
129
May 31 – Jun 6
2
2
188
Jun 7–13
0
0
242
Jun 14–20
1
1
248
Jun 21–27
0
0
318
Jun 28 – Jul 4
0
0
151
Jul 5–11
0
0
178
Jul 12–18
2
1
163
Jul 19–25
1
1
239
Jul 26 – Aug 1
1
1
233
Aug 2–8
2
1
238
Aug 9–15
0
0
153
Aug 16–22
1
1
219
Aug 23–29
0
0
186
Aug 30 – Sep 5
0
0
172
Sep 6–12
0
0
228
Sep 13–19
0
0
173
Sep 20–26
3
1
193
Sep 27 – Oct 3
1
1
194
Oct 4–10
1
1
71
Oct 11–17
0
0
83
Oct 18–24
1
1
63
Oct 25–31
0
0
30
Nov 1–7
0
0
40
Nov 8–14
0
0
27
Nov 15–21
0
0
17
Nov 22–28
0
0
32
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
15
Dec 6–12
0
0
14
Dec 13–19
0
0
22
Dec 20–26
2
1
25
Dec 27 – Jan 2
1
1
28
Reported in flower
Only 1 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
Reported in fruit
Only 1 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Late March to early November, middle week May 31 – Jun 6
Middle week · May 31 – Jun 6
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 4,876 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 1,513 dates. Latest record: December 2025.
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Records of multiflora rose in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of multiflora rose
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
8
5
6,211
Jan 11–17
9
5
5,146
Jan 18–24
6
3
4,645
Jan 25–31
19
5
4,698
Feb 1–7
7
3
6,023
Feb 8–14
22
5
5,888
Feb 15–21
11
4
5,436
Feb 22–28
22
6
6,846
Mar 1–7
34
5
8,321
Mar 8–14
19
7
10,384
Mar 15–21
41
5
12,620
Mar 22–28
52
8
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
79
7
19,661
Apr 5–11
138
8
26,860
Apr 12–18
154
10
39,925
Apr 19–25
128
9
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
260
8
56,391
May 3–9
166
10
52,952
May 10–16
133
9
53,785
May 17–23
365
8
57,698
May 24–30
489
10
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
444
10
53,099
Jun 7–13
315
10
53,700
Jun 14–20
129
9
56,625
Jun 21–27
57
10
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
33
9
58,477
Jul 5–11
43
8
61,336
Jul 12–18
45
9
64,722
Jul 19–25
60
8
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
41
9
59,416
Aug 2–8
45
10
59,712
Aug 9–15
50
9
55,994
Aug 16–22
36
8
54,328
Aug 23–29
40
8
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
72
9
57,167
Sep 6–12
90
8
59,075
Sep 13–19
122
10
54,543
Sep 20–26
103
9
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
166
8
43,180
Oct 4–10
186
10
37,841
Oct 11–17
134
10
30,824
Oct 18–24
96
9
21,156
Oct 25–31
87
8
19,021
Nov 1–7
54
9
14,172
Nov 8–14
70
8
12,621
Nov 15–21
32
8
7,965
Nov 22–28
29
9
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
39
7
6,083
Dec 6–12
32
6
6,004
Dec 13–19
16
5
5,423
Dec 20–26
21
7
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
27
7
8,459
Reported in flower
Usually reported in flower early May to mid-June, middle week May 31 – Jun 6.
From 257 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.
Reported in fruit
No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
climbing prairie roseRosa setigeraOften confused in Ohio: 51 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Dog-roseRosa caninaOften confused in Ohio: 48 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
swamp roseRosa palustrisOften confused in Ohio: 35 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Carolina roseRosa carolinaOften confused in Ohio: 31 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
northern prickly ashZanthoxylum americanumOften confused in Ohio: 26 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Forest
45%31%
Developed
41%49%
Farmland
10%11%
Wetland
4%5%
Open water
0.5%3%
Grassland and shrub
0.4%0.9%
Barren
0.2%0.6%
From 3,277 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
