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Latest revision as of 13:39, 19 June 2023

Morus rubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Urticales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Morus rubr
Species: M. rubra
Binomial name
Morus rubra
Linnaeus
MORU RUBR dist.JPG
Natural range of Morus rubra from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: red mulberry

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: Morus murrayana D.E. Saar & S.J. Galla; Morus rubra Linnaeus; Morrus rubra var. murrayana (D.E. Saar & S.J. Galla) D.E. Saar; Morus rubra var. rubra[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

M. rubra occurs in natural environments such as hardwood forests, oak-magnolia-hickory-beech woods, thickets, mesic hammocks, ravine slopes, and forest edges. It often grows as an understory tree in mesic soils.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Kathy Boyle, Herrick Brown, Robert K. Godfrey, Julie Holling, and Bert Pittman. States and counties: Florida: Leon, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla. South Carolina: Lancaster.