Rosaceae
Sweet-briar
Rosa rubiginosa
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
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Common names
By language (32)
- Arabic
- ورد ياقوتي, نسرين
- arz
- ورد روبيجينوزا
- Basque
- Txori-arrosa, Txori-larrosa
- Belarusian
- Ружа Эглантэрыя
- Catalan
- Englantina roja, Roser d'Escòcia, Roser rubiginós
- Chinese
- 锈红蔷薇, 香叶蔷薇
- csb
- Recowatô róża
- Czech
- Růže vinná
- Danish
- Æble-rose, Æblerose, Vinrose
- Dutch
- Egelantier, Eglantier
- English
- Sweet-briar, Sweetbriar rose, Eglantine, R. rubiginosa, Sweet briar, Sweet brier
- Esperanto
- Eglanterio
- Estonian
- Näärmekas kibuvits
- Finnish
- Omenaruusu
- French
- Rosier rouillé, Églantier odorant, Églantier, Églantine
- German
- Wein-Rose, Weinrose
- hsb
- Winowa róža
- Hungarian
- Rozsdás rózsa
- Japanese
- ロサ・ルビギノーサ
- lah
- شراب گلاب
- Latvian
- Smaržlapu roze
- Malayalam
- റോസ റൂബിജിനോസ
- nds
- Wilde roze
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Eplerose
- Persian
- رز اگلندتریا
- Polish
- Róża rdzawa, Róża szkocka
- Portuguese
- Rosa-mosqueta
- Russian
- Шиповник красно-бурый, Роза красно-бурая, Роза ржаво-красная, Роза ржавчинная, Роза эглантерия, Шиповник ржаво-красный, Шиповник ржавчинный
- Slovenian
- Rjastordeči šipek
- Spanish
- Mosqueta, Eglantina
- Swedish
- Äppelros
- Welsh
- Drysïen bêr
Synonyms
- Chabertia rotundifolia (A.Rau) Gand.
- Chabertia rubiginosa (L.) Gand.
- Chabertia umbellata (Leers) Gand.
- Laggeria eglanteria (L.) Gand.
- Rosa almeriensis Rouy ex Willk.
- Rosa apricorum Ripart ex Déségl.
- Rosa caloacantha Gand.
- Rosa camberiensis Déségl.
- Rosa canina var. sassnowskyana Regel
- Rosa canina var. sepium Poir.
- Rosa chailletii Déségl.
- Rosa columnifera (Schwertschl.) Henker & G.Schulze
- Rosa columnifera (Schwertschl.) Schwertschl.
- Rosa communis var. aciculata Ravaud ex Rouy
- Rosa comosa Ripart
- Rosa comosa f. globosa Sagorski
- Rosa comosa f. senticosa J.B.Keller
- Rosa comosella Déségl. & Ozanon
- Rosa densa Timb.-Lagr.
- Rosa dolorosa Déségl. & Ozanon
- Rosa drosophora Heinr.Braun
- Rosa dumetorum var. klukii (Besser) Schmalh.
- Rosa echinocarpa Ripart ex Déségl.
- Rosa eglanteria L.
- Rosa eglanteria f. amphadenoides R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. anacantha R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. densa (Timb.-Lagr.) R.Keller & Gams
- Rosa eglanteria f. dimorphacanthoides R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. dimorphophylla (Rouy & E.G.Camus) C.Vicioso
- Rosa eglanteria f. dolorosa (Déségl. & Ozanon) R.Keller & Gams
- Rosa eglanteria f. duplex (Weston) Rehder
- Rosa eglanteria f. longae R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. minuscula (Ozanon & Gillot) R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. moravica R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. obovatocuneata R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. ostryaefolia (Gand.) R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. pauciflora Gand.
- Rosa eglanteria f. paucispinosa R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. submicrantha R.Keller
- Rosa eglanteria f. subnuda R.Keller
and 281 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July, November to January (from 549 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mike Burnett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Karen (with occasional help from Mike), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Russell Best, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosa_rubiginosa_mit_einigen_Knospen.jpg : Sebastian Bieber derivative work: Bff, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bonnie Isaac, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.