Baby Rose
Rosa multiflora
Also known as Japanese Rose
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, pinnately compound, with 5–9 leaflets and feathered stipules.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Baby Rose itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- CorymbrecordedA flat-topped cluster where outer flower stalks are longer than inner ones.“The flowers are produced in large corymbs, each flower small, 1.5–4 cm (5⁄8–1+5⁄8 in) diameter, white or pink, borne in early summer.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- Hiprecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Baby Rose itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- റോസ മൾട്ടിഫ്ലോറ
About Baby Rose
Baby Rose (Rosa multiflora) belongs to the Rosaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka and 3 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine, planted as an ornamental and harvested for fodder. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.

Rosaceae
Rose family
Baby Rose belongs to the Rosaceae family.
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