Wild rose is the common name of certain flowering shrubs: 1  Any wild members of the Genus Rosa (see List of Rosa species), or, more especially:2  Rosa acicularis, wild rose, a rose species which occurs in Asia, Europe, and North America. Rosa canina, wild rose or dog rose, a climbing rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. 2  Rosa virginiana, Virginia rose, a rose species native to the United States.