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[Content] On Feb 3, 2014, coriaceous from ROSLINDALE, MA wrote: This species is prohibited in three states and has been declared a noxious weed in nine. It is the primary route by which the serious and highly contagious Rose Rosette Disease is transmitted to cultivated roses. This disease has been spreading rapidly and has recently become a cause for consternation among rose lovers across North America. If you grow other roses, having multiflora rose in the vicinity is asking for trouble. Yes, this species is also considered a threat to natural habitat. It spreads largely through birds that eat the fruit. Multiflora rose hybrids are not ecologically invasive, though like all roses they too are vulnerable to Rose Rosette. Individual shrubs aren't hard to dig out with a spade. They're also vulnerable to glyph... read moreosate herbicide. [Rating] 
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PlantFiles: Detailed information on Multiflora Rose, Buschel Rose, Wreath Rose Rosa multiflora