Invasive SpeciesMultiflora rose

Rosa multiflora
FOUND by Pandion Multiflora
2012-09-19
Portland
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by TH
Peer reviewed by Pandion Sumac
Field Notes
We smelled pine needles, we heard quite a few cars, and we saw soccer nets and a soccer field. We are quite surprised that it was that easy to find Rosa Multiflora. It took about five seconds to find it. We are quite happy to have found Rosa Multiflora. We surprisingly ran into no questions or problems while searching.
A sketch of our study site.
Supporting Evidence
Photo of my evidence.
In this photo, you can see that the leaves are compound pinnate oval toothed leaves with an alternate pattern like Rosa multiflora.
Photo of my evidence.
In this photo you can see that the thorns are red and have hairs close by on the stem. The thorns are curved as well, like Rosa multiflora.
Photo of my evidence.
In this final photo, you can see that each leaf has around seven leaflets like Rosa multiflora.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?: 
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Rosa multiflora
Common name:
Multiflora rose
Count of individuals: 
1-10
Coverage: 
Reproduction: 
Sampling method: 
Just looking around
Photo of our sampling method.
Place Studied
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Latitude: 
N 43.654396 °
Longitude: 
W -70.298480 °
Observation Site Information
A photo of our study site.
Habitat: 
Upland - Developed areas
Trip Information
Name:
Fore River Campus - Hall Field
Trip date: 
Wed, 2012-09-19 13:37
Town or city: 
Portland
Type of investigation: 
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem: 
Upland
Watershed: 
Presumpscot
Habitat Observations
Species diversity: 
4 different species
Evidence of vectors: 
Boat ramp
People
Tree canopy cover: 
Between 1/4 and 1/2
Soil moisture: 
Moist

Comments

Submitted by Pandion Multiflora on Tue, 2012-09-25 14:07.

Rosa Multiflora

Thank you very much for reviewing our field work. We did not see any fruits, and the thorns were hard and sharp. We are named "Pandion Multiflora" because we are currently in the study of the salt marsh, and we are studying animals and plants in the marsh, including birds. Pandion is the scientific name for the Osprey.

Thanks again for looking over our work!

-Pandion Multiflora

Submitted by DataTrooper on Mon, 2012-09-24 13:26.

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Nice photo of the fringes!

I like your username. Pandion is the genus for birds of prey and the name of a mythology king, right? It's fun that you paired that with the name of an invasive rose species. Clever.

Submitted by LoisStack on Fri, 2012-09-21 17:45.

Yes, this is multiflora rose

You've done a good job identifying multiflora rose. What I see in your photos that makes me sure is the little "fringe" at the base of each leaf.

Did you see any fruits? And, what was the nature of the thorns? Although I can tell what rose you found, it's always a good idea to look at many characteristics of each plant. Some characteristics are found on many plants ... for example, many roses has 7-11 leaflets. It's putting it all together that helps you know what you're really looking at.