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Rosaceae

Rugosa rose

Rosa rugosa Thunb.

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.

Rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)
FlowerPhoto: Charlotte Jones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (36)
Arabic
ورد خشن, ورد قوي, ورد متين
arz
ورد روجوسا
Azerbaijani
Qırışıqmeyvəli itburnu
Belarusian
Ружа маршчыністая
bo
རྒྱ་སེ་མེ་ཏོག
Bulgarian
Азиатска шипка
Cantonese
原種玫瑰
Chinese
玫瑰, 刺梨, 刺梨叶, 刺梨根, 玫瑰根, 玫瑰花, 玫瑰露, 玫瑰（玫瑰花）
csb
Japòńskô róża
Czech
Růže svraskalá
Danish
Rynket rose
Dutch
Rimpelroos
English
Rugosa rose, Japanese rose
Esperanto
Kamtĉatka rozo, Sulka rozo, Terpomrozo
Estonian
Kurdlehine kibuvits
Finnish
Kurtturuusu
French
Rosier rugueux
frr
Irpelruus
German
Kartoffel-Rose, Kartoffelrose
Hungarian
Japán rózsa
Japanese
ハマナス, 浜梨, 浜茄子, 玫瑰
Korean
해당화
lah
رگوسا گلاب
Latvian
Krokainā roze
lzh
玫瑰
Malayalam
റോസ റുഗോസ
Norwegian Bokmål
Rynkerose
Persian
رز روگوزا
Polish
Róża pomarszczona
Russian
Шиповник морщинистый
Serbian
Наборана ружа
Slovenian
Japonski šipek
Swedish
Vresros
Thai
กุหลาบญี่ปุ่น
wuu
玫瑰
za
Vameizgveiq

Synonyms

  • Rosa andreae Lange
  • Rosa calocarpa (André) E.Willm.
  • Rosa camschatica Lindl.
  • Rosa cinnamomea Ledeb.
  • Rosa coruscans K.F.Waitz ex Link
  • Rosa fastuosa K.Koch
  • Rosa ferox Lawrance
  • Rosa ferox Sol.
  • Rosa kamtchatica Vent.
  • Rosa kamtchatica var. ferox Van Geel
  • Rosa kamtchatica var. ferox (Lawrance) Ser.
  • Rosa kamtchatica var. nitens Lindl.
  • Rosa kamtschatica Vent.
  • Rosa maikwai H.Hara
  • Rosa pubescens Baker
  • Rosa regeliana Linden & André
  • Rosa rugosa f. alba (T.S.Ware) Rehder
  • Rosa rugosa f. albaplena (Rehder) Rehder
  • Rosa rugosa f. alboplena (Rehder) Rehder
  • Rosa rugosa f. amurensis Debeaux
  • Rosa rugosa f. plena (Regel) Bijh.
  • Rosa rugosa f. rosea (Rehder) Rehder
  • Rosa rugosa f. rubroplena (Rehder) Rehder
  • Rosa rugosa subsp. coruscans (K.F.Waitz ex Link) Juel, R.E.Fr. & Örtendahl
  • Rosa rugosa unranked alba T.S.Ware
  • Rosa rugosa unranked calocarpa André
  • Rosa rugosa unranked repens-alba Anon.
  • Rosa rugosa var. alba (T.S.Ware) Rehder
  • Rosa rugosa var. albaplena Rehder
  • Rosa rugosa var. albiflora Koidz.
  • Rosa rugosa var. chamissoniana C.A.Mey.
  • Rosa rugosa var. chamissoniana Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Rosa rugosa var. coruscans (K.F.Waitz ex Link) Koehne
  • Rosa rugosa var. ferox C.A.Mey.
  • Rosa rugosa var. glabriuscula Crép.
  • Rosa rugosa var. kamtchatica (Vent.) Regel
  • Rosa rugosa var. lindleyana C.A.Mey.
  • Rosa rugosa var. nitens (Lindl.) Regel
  • Rosa rugosa var. plena Regel
  • Rosa rugosa var. regeliana (Linden & André) Wittm.

and 7 more.

Flowers

In flower
May to August (from 4,640 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
red (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: 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.