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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Fig Family
  7. Mulberries
  8. White Mulberry

species 81,124 observations

White Mulberry

Morus alba

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

56 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Fall Webworm Moth, Many-banded Daggerwing, Mulberry Leaftier, Lesser Mulberry Snout 9
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Plum Beetle 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Cedar Waxwing, Mallard, American Robin, Common Raven 35
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Hebetica sylviae, Red Admiral, Small Mulberry Borer, Eastern Carpenter Bee 10
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Parasitoid Wasp 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Soil
Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Resists
Pollution
Habit
Rounded
Plant type
Tree Edible Poisonous Weed

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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