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Rosa multiflora
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<p><i>Rosa multiflora</i> (<a href="/facts/Synonym_(biology)/BHLdox7E">syn.</a> <i>Rosa polyantha</i>) is a species of <a href="/facts/Rose/00sLwePY">rose</a> known commonly as multiflora rose, baby rose, Japanese rose, many-flowered rose, seven-sisters rose, Eijitsu rose and rambler rose. It is native to eastern <a href="/facts/Asia/4IToYrrQ">Asia</a>, in <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>, <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a>, and <a href="/facts/Korea/cj2kDBzc">Korea</a>. It should not be confused with <i><a href="/facts/Rosa_rugosa/HGzWpgbR">Rosa rugosa</a></i>, which is also known as "Japanese rose", or with <a href="/facts/Polyantha_rose/YlmEotrm">polyantha roses</a> which are garden cultivars derived from hybrids of <i>R. multiflora</i>. It was introduced to North America, where it is regarded as an <a href="/facts/Invasive_species/Ya1v6RGx">invasive species</a>. </p>