Sweetbrier Rose

Rosa rubiginosa

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Not native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: About 10 feet
Light: 4 or more hours of direct sun

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Leaves: Deciduous
Bloom: Early summer
Fruiting season: Summer to fall

Not yet recorded · Spread · Soil · Life cycle

County records are not available.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

107CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Rosa

Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
Acleris minutaLesser Apple Leaf Folder, Yellowheaded Fireworm
Acleris semipurpuranaOak Leaf Shredder, Oak Leaftier, Oak Leafshredder
Acrobasis indigenellaLeaf Crumpler
Acronicta clarescensClear Dagger
Acronicta fragilisFragile Dagger
Acronicta griseaGray Dagger
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger

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Acronicta longaLong-Winged Dagger, Darkish Dagger
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Ancylis floridanaStrawberry Leafroller
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Anticlea vasiliataVariable Carpet
Apamea amputatrixYellow-Headed Cutworm Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips cerasivoranaCherry Tent Caterpillar, Cherry Worm, Ugly Nest Caterpillar
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
Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
Clepsis virescanaGreeenish Apple Moth
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Coptotriche aeneaBlackberry Leafminer Moth
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Dasychira vagansVariable Tussock Moth
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Derrima stellataPink Star
Dysstroma citrataDark Marbled Carpet
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Euchlaena obtusariaObtuse Euchlaena
Eulithis diversilineataLesser Grapevine Looper Moth
Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
Grapholita packardiCherry Fruit Worm
Hedya nr.Large Bud Moth, Green Bud Moth, Off-White Hedya
Hedya separatanaPink-Washed Leafroller Moth
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Hesperumia sulphurariaSulphur 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
Lophocampa caryaeHickory Tussock Moth, Hickory Tiger Moth
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
Olethreutes appendiceumServiceberry Leafroller
Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
Pandemis limitataThree-Lined Leafroller Moth
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
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
Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
Proteoteras moffatianaMaple Bud Borer, Maple Shoot Borer
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesTufted Thyatirid
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 frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
Xanthotype urticariaFalse Crocus Geometer
Xylena nuperaRed Swordgrass Moth, American Swordgrass Moth, False Armyworm
Zale lunataLunate Zale
Hedya cyanana
Menesta tortriciformella
Notocelia culminana
Xenotemna pallorana

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

9BirdsRecorded eating Rosa in West Virginia

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes West Virginia, most records first.

Ruffed GrouseFruit and leaves. 52 diet records
Wild Turkey2 diet records
Eastern BluebirdFruit. 1 diet record
Hermit ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Northern CardinalFruit. 1 diet record
Northern Mockingbird1 diet record
Philadelphia Vireo1 diet record
Swainson's ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Wood ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Birds that eat Rosa 9

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Fruit and leaves. 52 diet records
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
2 diet records
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Fruit. 1 diet record
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Fruit. 1 diet record
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
1 diet record
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
1 diet record
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record

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

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Conservation status

West Virginia rank	SNA
Global rank	GNR
WV status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source