Sweetbrier Rose

Rosa rubiginosa

Not native to Georgia

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Rosa setigera
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Rosa palustris
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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

103CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Rosa

Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
Acleris albicomanaRed-Edged Acleris
Acleris robinsonianaRobinson's Acleris
Acleris semipurpuranaOak Leaf Shredder, Oak Leaftier, Oak Leafshredder
Acrobasis indigenellaLeaf Crumpler
Acronicta clarescensClear Dagger
Acronicta fragilisFragile Dagger
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
Acronicta longaLong-Winged Dagger, Darkish Dagger

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Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Ancylis floridanaStrawberry Leafroller
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Apamea amputatrixYellow-Headed Cutworm Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia ivanaIvana Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Artace cribrariusDot-Lined White Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
Cenopis pettitanaMaple-Basswood Leafroller Moth
Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
Cerma cerinthaTufted Bird-Dropping Moth, Cherry Agate
Chloridea subflexaSubflexus Straw, Groundcherry Sun Moth
Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
Choristoneura conflictanaLarge Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Coptotriche aeneaBlackberry Leafminer Moth
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Derrima stellataPink Star
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Euchlaena obtusariaObtuse Euchlaena
Eulia ministranaFerruginous Eulia
Eulithis diversilineataLesser Grapevine Looper Moth
Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
Glena cognatariaBlueberry Gray
Grapholita packardiCherry Fruit Worm
Hedya separatanaPink-Washed Leafroller Moth
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hylephila phyleusFiery Skipper
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa
Limenitis arthemisBanded Purple, Red-Spotted Admiral
Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
Lytrosis unitariaCommon Lytrosis
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Metaxaglaea semitariaFootpath Sallow
Moodna ostrinellaDarker Moodna
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Nadata gibbosaWhite-Dotted Prominent
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Oedemasia leptinoidesBlack-Blotched Schizura
Oedemasia semirufescensRed-Washed Prominent
Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Oxydia vesuliaSpurge Spanworm Moth
Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
Pandemis limitataThree-Lined Leafroller Moth
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
Papaipema marginidensBrick-Red Borer
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Parasa indeterminaStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, Rose Slug Caterpillar
Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
Plagodis pulverariaAmerican Barred Umber, Barred Umber
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
Proteoteras moffatianaMaple Bud Borer, Maple Shoot Borer
Pyrrhia ciliscaAmerican Bordered Sallow, Noble Sun Moth
Pyrrhia exprimensPurple-Lined Sallow, Purple-Lined Sun Moth
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Sphinx gordiusApple Sphinx
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
Xanthotype urticariaFalse Crocus Geometer
Zale lunataLunate Zale
Cenopis saracana
Hedya cyanana
Menesta tortriciformella
Xenotemna pallorana

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

19BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Rosa

Alectoris chukarChukar
Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Ectopistes migratoriusPassenger Pigeon
Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush

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Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Mimus polyglottosNorthern Mockingbird
Myadestes townsendiTownsend's Solitaire
Perdix perdixGray Partridge
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
Vireo philadelphicusPhiladelphia Vireo

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Rosaceae
Flower color: Red
Growth rate: Moderate
Growth habit: Several stems
Foliage color: Green
Fruit begins: Summer
Fruit ends: Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Early summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Flower color · “Red” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Several stems” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Height · “About 10 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Leaf retention · “Deciduous” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
primary_flower_color · “red” · USDA PLANTS

Also known as

Eglantine Rose; Sweetbrier Rose

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	GNR
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source