rose hips and hops as the sources for their vitamins A and C. It was a common British wartime expression to say that: "We are getting by on our hips and hops." In Tunisia, natural flower water is produced from its flowers. In Chile and Argentina, where it is known in Spanish as "Rosa Mosqueta", it is cultivated to produce marmalades and cosmetic products, and has escaped into the wild in and near the Andes. Invasive species In Argentina, it has become an invasive species in most part of patagonia, mostly where the Patagonian steppe meets the Patagonian forests, cattle spread the seed efficiently through their feces. Poor knowledge of how detrimental to the local economy and native species lead Rosa rubiginosa to become the threat that is today. It is estimates that it causes several millions of dollars worth of damage. Rosa rubiginosa is an invasive species in southeast Australia. It is classified as a restricted plant in New Zealand and is banned from sale, propagation and distribution in the Auckland, Canterbury, and Southland regions. The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies R. rubiginosa as an "environmental weed". The plant is present in extensive areas of pasture and tussock grasslands in the Otago and Canterbury regions, where the seeds are spread by cattle, possums and birds that eat the hips. Growth from seed is aided by the reduction in competing pasture by rabbits. It is listed as a Category 1 Declared Weed in South Africa. These plants may no longer be planted or propagated, and all trade in their seeds, cuttings or other propagative material is prohibited. References External links GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.7.1: species treatment of Rosa rubiginosa (Eglantine, Sweetbriar) Europaea: Rosa rubiginosa Weedbusters (New Zealand): Rosa rubiginosa Roses of Constantinople rubiginosa Flora of Europe Flora of Iran Flora of Iraq Flora of Turkey Garden plants of Asia Garden plants of Europe Plants described in 1771 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN