Multiflora Rose (Rosa mutiflora)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_multiflora

DANGER!!!!! Mutiflora Rose is a highly invasive exotic plant that grows in many different habitats. It is originally from Eastern Asia, but has become VERY invasive in eastern North America. It is found in degraded prairies and woodlands, and basically everything between. This is why this rose is such a problem because it very tolerant of almost all growing conditions and the roots are highly aggressive. I have not seen this rose growing in wetlands, so maybe that is the only place where it does not infiltrate. This rose can be distinguished from other roses from its small individual white flowers. It has many more individual flowers than most roses because they are small. Multiflora Rose also has comb-like hairs on each leaf stem as opposed to the native roses. The seed pod is also smaller than most native roses, and many more of them. The growing behavior of this rose is either sprawling or growing upright to several feet high in optimal conditions.