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Dog Rose

Rosa canina

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Common names

70 names · 45 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (44)
Dutch
French
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Afrikaans
Arabic
  • نسرين[3]
  • ورد السياج[3]
  • ورد الكلاب[3]
Asturian
Basque
  • Arkakarats[3]
Bulgarian
  • Обикновена шипка[3]
Catalan
Central Kurdish
  • شیلان[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 狗牙蔷薇[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
  • Divlja ruža[3]
  • Pasja ruža[3]
Czech
  • růže šípková[3]
Danish
Emilian Romagnol
  • Ròza selvàdga[3]
Estonian
  • koer-kibuvits[3]
Finnish
  • kaljukoiranruusu[3]
German
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Greek
  • Αγριοτριανταφυλλιά[3]
  • Σκυλοτριανταφυλλιά[3]
Hebrew
  • ורד הכלב[3]
Hungarian
  • gyepűrózsa[3]
  • Vadrózsa[3]
Icelandic
Irish
Japanese
  • イヌバラ[3]
  • カニナバラ[3]
Kurdish
  • شیلان[3]
Latvian
  • Suņu roze[3]
Ligurian
Lithuanian
  • Paprastasis erškėtis[3]
Northern Frisian
Norwegian
Persian
  • نسترن[3]
Polish
  • Róża dzika[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
  • Шиповник собачий[3]
Serbian
Serbo Croatian
  • Pasja ruža[3]
Slovak
  • ruža šípová[3]
Slovenian
  • Navadni šipek[3]
Spanish
Swedish
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Turkish
  • kuşburnu[3]
  • Köpek Gülü[3]
Ukrainian
  • Шипшина звичайна[3]
  • Шипшина собача[3]
Welsh
  • Rhosyn gwyllt[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Rosa canina — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • dog rose — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hondsroos — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Églantier — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hagrose — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Heckenrose — results[2].names[17]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hundsrose — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • canker rose — results[2].names[57]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Dog-rose — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Escaramujo — results[2].names[30]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • rosal silvestre — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Rosier des chiens — results[2].names[7]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Rosier des haies — results[2].names[60]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Églantier des chiens — results[2].names[61]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Roseira brava — results[2].names[31]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Rosa canina ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Hunds-Rose (DE); Dog rose (EN); Escaramujo (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 168633; taxon 4TCZM.
[3] Rosa canina — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • dog rose — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hondsroos — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Églantier — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hagrose — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Heckenrose — results[2].names[17]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hundsrose — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • canker rose — results[2].names[57]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Dog-rose — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Escaramujo — results[2].names[30]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • rosal silvestre — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Rosier des chiens — results[2].names[7]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Rosier des haies — results[2].names[60]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Églantier des chiens — results[2].names[61]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Roseira brava — results[2].names[31]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Gavarra — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • ורד הכלב — results[2].names[8]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Шиповник собачий — results[2].names[11]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • růže šípková — results[2].names[12]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hunde-rose — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • koer-kibuvits — results[2].names[14]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • gyepűrózsa — results[2].names[18]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hünjruus — results[2].names[19]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Rhosyn gwyllt — results[2].names[20]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Grattacû — results[2].names[21]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hundarós — results[2].names[22]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Suņu roze — results[2].names[23]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Paprastasis erškėtis — results[2].names[24]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Steinnype — results[2].names[25]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Pasja ruža — results[2].names[26]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Ròza selvàdga — results[2].names[27]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Ganzavera — results[2].names[28]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Обикновена шипка — results[2].names[29]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • kaljukoiranruusu — results[2].names[32]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Róża dzika — results[2].names[33]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Divlja ruža — results[2].names[34]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Pasja ruža — results[2].names[35]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • garameta — results[2].names[36]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • ruža šípová — results[2].names[37]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • stenros — results[2].names[38]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • törnros — results[2].names[39]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • hundros — results[2].names[40]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • kal stenros — results[2].names[41]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • カニナバラ — results[2].names[42]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • イヌバラ — results[2].names[43]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Αγριοτριανταφυλλιά — results[2].names[44]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Σκυλοτριανταφυλλιά — results[2].names[45]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • ورد الكلاب — results[2].names[46]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • ورد السياج — results[2].names[47]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • نسرين — results[2].names[48]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • 犬薔薇 — results[2].names[49]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hunderose — results[2].names[50]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • 狗牙蔷薇 — results[2].names[51]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • kuşburnu — results[2].names[52]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Arkakarats — results[2].names[53]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Măceş — results[2].names[54]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Шипшина звичайна — results[2].names[55]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Hondsroos — results[2].names[56]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Navadni šipek — results[2].names[58]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Шипшина собача — results[2].names[59]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • شیلان — results[2].names[62]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • نسترن — results[2].names[63]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Köpek Gülü — results[2].names[64]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Feirdhris — results[2].names[65]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Vadrózsa — results[2].names[66]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Roser bord — results[2].names[67]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Шипак — results[2].names[68]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • Šipak — results[2].names[69]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
  • شیلان — results[2].names[70]; taxon id 55884; Rosa canina.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Rosa canina is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rosaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Rosa species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3] [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value High
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Complete plant information

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Structure

Vegetation layer
Shrub
Size
Small
Dimensions
3.00 m high × 3.00 m wide
Growth rate
Fast
Lifecycle
Perennial
Foliage
Deciduous

Site conditions

USDA hardiness
3-7
Moisture
Moist, Wet
Soil
Sandy, Loamy, Clay
pH
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Light
Partial shade, Sun

Uses

Edible parts
Fruit, Flowers, Coffee, Tea, Seed
Functions
Hedge, Pollinator plant, Fragrant
Edibility
3 out of 5
Medicinal value
3 out of 5

Fruit: can be consumed both raw and cooked. The fruits are well-suited for making jam, syrup, and other delicacies. The syrup is popular as a dietary supplement, especially for babies. Dried fruits can be used for brewing tea. Frost makes the flesh softer and sweeter. The fruits are about 30 mm in diameter but have only a thin layer of flesh surrounding many seeds. Be cautious of the hairs on the seeds, which can cause irritation, so careful consumption is important. Seeds: the seeds are rich in vitamin E and can be ground and mixed with flour or used as a supplement. Be sure to remove the hairs from the seeds. Leaves: after drying, the leaves can be used as a coffee or tea substitute. Petals: can be eaten both raw and cooked. Note that the underside of a petal can be very bitter, so it is better to remove it. In China, the petals are eaten as a vegetable and used to make strongly scented jam.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Rosa canina — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1155320; ID 4TCZM; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1155320; ID 4TCZM; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Rosa species (top 277 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Rosa species (top 547 pt)

    Source checked on .

  4. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Rosa species (top 592 pt)

    Source checked on .