Is multiflora rose banned in Tennessee?

Yes. Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) is on the Tennessee list “Pest Plant List (Chapter 0080-06-24 Pest Plant Regulations)”. Listed plants may not be propagated, sold, offered for sale or released in Tennessee.

Photo: Clear Fork river through wooded banks in the Big South Fork area, Tennessee. MateoTimateo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Multiflora rose on the Tennessee list

Where multiflora rose appears in Tennessee law and what the listing does.

Plant as printed	Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose)
List	Pest Plant List (Chapter 0080-06-24 Pest Plant Regulations)
Agency	Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industries (now Consumer and Industry Services)
Citation	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-24-.02
Rule date	April 13, 2009
Printed with the entry	Retail: January 2010; Wholesale: January 2012
Legal effect	Listed pest plants "shall not be propagated, sold, offered for sale, or released within the state" (0080-06-24-.02(1)); permits only for research/propagative purposes under a compliance agreement, safeguarded from sale or release (0080-06-24-.03). Some entries carry phased dates printed in the rule (Retail / Wholesale). Authority T.C.A. 43-6-104 and 43-6-106(9).

Text recorded from the official rule, read November 12, 2026. Scientific names are copied as printed.

Early fall foliage along the Russell Field Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

Which states ban multiflora rose

State	Multiflora Rose banned from sale?	List
Tennessee	Yes	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-24-.02
Georgia	No	Named only on an advisory list
North Carolina	No	Named only on an advisory list
Texas	No	Not on any official list read
Pennsylvania	Yes	3 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15, Class B Noxious Weed
Ohio	Yes	Ohio Adm. Code 901:5-30-01

States on this site. Each answer comes from that state's official lists; follow the link for the details.

Other common plants and Tennessee law

All Tennessee ban lists, searchable, are on the Tennessee invasive and banned plants page.

Tennessee multiflora rose questions

Is multiflora rose banned in Tennessee?

Yes. Multiflora rose is on the Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-24-.02 list in Tennessee, and listed plants may not be propagated, sold, offered for sale or released in Tennessee.

Since when is multiflora rose banned in Tennessee?

The list is dated April 13, 2009 (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-24-.02). The entry notes: Retail: January 2010; Wholesale: January 2012

Which agency bans multiflora rose in Tennessee?

Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industries (now Consumer and Industry Services), under Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-24-.02.

What is multiflora rose called on the Tennessee list?

Tennessee lists print it as Rosa multiflora.

Is multiflora rose banned in neighboring states?

Among the states this site covers: Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Who can identify multiflora rose for me in Tennessee?

UT Extension county offices identify plants for residents; find yours on your county page.

Cosby Creek running through hardwood forest in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

Official sources used

Pest Plant List (Chapter 0080-06-24 Pest Plant Regulations), Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industries (now Consumer and Industry Services). Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-24-.02. Date in force or printed: April 13, 2009. Read November 12, 2026.

Lists change; check the agency page before buying or selling plants. More for Tennessee: Tennessee gardening, what to plant now and the planting zone map.

Photos: Clear Fork river through wooded banks in the Big South Fork area, Tennessee: MateoTimateo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cosby Creek running through hardwood forest in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Early fall foliage along the Russell Field Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.