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Many-bracted rose

Rosa multibracteata

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Common names

6 names · 6 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Many-bracted rose
Other languages (5)
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 多苞薔薇[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 多苞薔薇[2]
Czech
  • Růže mnoholistenová[2]
German
  • Kragen-Rose[1]
Slovak
  • ruža mnoholisteňová[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

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 multibracteata — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Kragen-Rose — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3011064/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3011064; sourceTaxonKey 101423967; Rosa multibracteata.
[2] Rosa multibracteata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • 多苞薔薇 — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 1015844; Rosa multibracteata.
  • 多苞薔薇 — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 1015844; Rosa multibracteata.
  • Růže mnoholistenová — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 1015844; Rosa multibracteata.
  • ruža mnoholisteňová — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 1015844; Rosa multibracteata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Rosa multibracteata 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]
Native range
China (Sichuan, Yunnan).

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [5]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Many-bracted rose (Rosa multibracteata) is a shrub. It flowers in June.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Rosa multibracteata — 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 1155792; ID 4TDNG; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1155792; ID 4TDNG; 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)

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  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)

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  5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Rosa multibracteata — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 362225; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1531643

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.