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Rosa bracteata
Also called Macartney's Rose
Rosa bracteata, the Macartney rose, is a vigorous, thorny climbing shrub from southern China and Taiwan that is grown as an ornamental and has become invasive in the southeastern United States. It grows well in full sun and tolerates poor, heavy, wet soils.
Rosa bracteata, commonly known as the Macartney rose, is a species of rose native to southern China and Taiwan that has become invasive in parts of the United States following its introduction as an ornamental plant. It is the only wild species in the section Bracteatae of the genus Rosa. In 2026, a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Rosa bracteata was published, providing a genomic resource for rose evolution and breeding studies.
Rosa bracteata is a highly adaptable plant and can grow in highly disturbed areas. It can be found in areas ranging from pastures, rangeland, drainage ditches, and along roadsides and fence lines. R. bracteata tends to prefer dark, waterlogged, and clay-based soil compositions. This species was introduced into the United States from Asia, and is only found within the lower 48 states, mostly in the southeastern United States. Some of the states it can be found in include Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
