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Rosaceae

Dog rose

Rosa canina L.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Dog rose (Rosa canina)
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (82)
aeb
نسري
Albanian
Trëndafili i egër, Trëndafili i egër shëron aneminë
Arabic
نسرين, جلنسرين, ورد السياج, ورد الصيني, ورد الكلاب, ورد بري, ورد كلبي, ورد نسر
Aragonese
Garrabón, Gabarda, Gabardera, Galabarda, Galabardera, Garrabera, Garrabonera, Petacul
Armenian
Մասրենի սովորական
arz
نسرين
azb
همرسین
Azerbaijani
Həmərsin, İtburnu cinsi
Basque
Arkakarats
Belarusian
Шыпшына сабачая, Ружа сабачая
Breton
Roz-ki, Agroaz, Roz ki, Roz-gouez
Bulgarian
Шипка, Обикновена шипка
Catalan
Roser silvestre, Despullabelitres, Escanyavelles, Gavarrera, Rosers silvestres, Rosier des chiens
Central Kurdish
شیلان
Chinese
犬蔷薇, 犬薔薇, 狗蔷薇, 狗牙薔薇, 狗薔薇
Croatian
Pasja ruža, Divlja ruža
csb
Dzëkô róża
Czech
Růže šípková, Šípek, Šípková růže
Danish
Hunderose, Hunde-Rose
dsb
Krickata roža
Dutch
Hondsroos
English
Dog rose, Dog-rose
Esperanto
Hundorozo
Estonian
Koer-kibuvits
Finnish
Koiranruusu, Kaljukoiranruusu
French
Rosier des chiens, Rosier des haies, Églantier des chiens
frr
Hünjruus
Galician
Roseira brava, Roseira, Silva macho, Silvo macho
Georgian
Ასკილი, Ველური ვარდი
German
Hunds-Rose, Hundsrose, Hagerose, Hagrose, Rosier des chiens
Greek
Αγριοτριανταφυλλιά, Κυνόροδο
Hebrew
ורד הכלב
hsb
Dźiwja róža
Hungarian
Vadrózsa, Csipkebogyó, Csipkerózsa, Gyepűrózsa
Icelandic
Hundarós
Irish
Feirdhris
Japanese
イヌバラ, ドッグ・ローズ, ロサ・カニーナ
kab
Tiɛfaṛt
Korean
개장미
Kurdish
Şîlan, شیلان
kw
Ros gwyls, Rosen wyls
lah
کتا گلاب
Latin
Cynorrhodon
Latvian
Suņu roze
lij
Grattacû
Lithuanian
Paprastasis erškėtis, Rosier des chiens
lld
Rösa da trognora
Luxembourgish
Spackelter
Macedonian
Шипка, Шип, Шипинка
Malayalam
റോസ കാനിന
Mongolian
Нохой хошуу
mwl
Garbanceira, Silba-garbanceira
nds
Wilde roze, Hondsroze
Norwegian Bokmål
Steinnype, Klunger
Norwegian Nynorsk
Steinnype, Nyperose
Persian
نسترن, گل نسترن
Polish
Róża dzika, Dzika róża, Psia róża, Róża psia, Szypszyna
Portuguese
Rosa-canina, Gravanceira, Roseira-brava, Roseira-de-cão, Silva-macha, Silvão
Romanian
Măceș, Măceş, Măceșe
Russian
Шиповник собачий, Роза канина, Роза собачья
Serbian
Šipak, Шипак, Cynosbati fructus, Cynosbati semen, Rosae caninae fructus, Дивља ружа, Пасја ружа, Шипурак
Serbian (Latin)
Pasja ruža
Slovak
Ruža šípová
Slovenian
Navadni šipek, Babji zob, Divja roža, Goščavka, Pasja gartroža, Pasja roža, Šipek
Spanish
Rosal silvestre, Rla
Swedish
Stenros, Hundros, Rosier des chiens, Törnros
Tajik
Хуч
Tatar
Эт борыны
Thai
ด็อกโรส
Turkish
Kuşburnu, Yabangülü, Yabani gül
tyv
Ыт-кады
Ukrainian
Шипшина собача, Шипшина приазовська, Шипшина простозубчаста
Uzbek
Itburun, Itburun naʼmatak
vec
Stropaculi
vep
Kukoinkarang
Vietnamese
Tầm xuân
Walloon
Såvadje rôzî, Såvaedje rôzî
Welsh
Rhosyn gwyllt
Western Frisian
Kantroas
wuu
犬蔷薇
xmf
Ეშმაკიშ ვარდი
zza
Şilane, Şilan, Şilani

Synonyms

  • Crepinia aciphylla (A.Rau) Gand.
  • Crepinia canina (L.) Gand.
  • Crepinia lemaitrei (Ripart ex Verl.) Gand.
  • Crepinia myrtilloides (Tratt.) Gand.
  • Crepinia psilophylla (A.Rau) Gand.
  • Crepinia surculosa (Woods) Gand.
  • Crepinia venosa (Steven ex Tratt.) Gand.
  • Rosa aciphylla A.Rau
  • Rosa aciphylla var. macropetala J.B.Keller & Wiesb.
  • Rosa actinodroma Gand.
  • Rosa adenocalyx Gren.
  • Rosa adenocalyx unranked adenopoda Gren.
  • Rosa adenocalyx unranked gymnopoda Gren.
  • Rosa adscita Déségl.
  • Rosa adscita var. orthacantha (A.Kern. ex Christ) Posp.
  • Rosa adscita var. typica Posp.
  • Rosa afzeliana Fr.
  • Rosa afzeliana f. alba Herring
  • Rosa agraria Ripart ex Déségl.
  • Rosa agrestina Ripart ex Déségl.
  • Rosa albolutescens Ripart ex Déségl.
  • Rosa amansii Déségl. & Ripart
  • Rosa ancarensis Pau & Merino
  • Rosa andegavensis f. innersteinensis J.B.Keller & Wiesb.
  • Rosa andegavensis f. karlovicensis Kupcsok
  • Rosa andegavensis f. subertii (Ripart ex Déségl.) Borbás
  • Rosa andegavensis f. subsystylis Borbás
  • Rosa andegavensis var. agrestina (Crép.) Boullu
  • Rosa andegavensis var. bihariensis Borbás
  • Rosa andegavensis var. condensata (Puget) Boullu
  • Rosa andegavensis var. dollineriana (J.B.Keller) Heinr.Braun
  • Rosa andegavensis var. oenensis (A.Kern.) Heinr.Braun
  • Rosa armata Steven ex Besser
  • Rosa armoricana Boullu
  • Rosa aspratilis Crép. ex Déségl.
  • Rosa biserrata f. oenensis (A.Kern.) Braeucker
  • Rosa bourgeomensis Ozanon
  • Rosa caesia var. montivaga (Déségl.) Hesl.-Harr.
  • Rosa calvatostyla Gren.
  • Rosa canina f. aberrans R.Keller

and 1091 more.

Flowers

In flower
May to June (from 1,573 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.