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

genus

Mulberries

Morus

Traits
Includes
2 native 3 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • White Mulberry introduced
  • Red Mulberry native
  • Korean Mulberry introduced
  • Black Mulberry introduced
  • Texas Mulberry native
  • Mexican Mulberry
  • Morus alba × rubra
  • Morus mongolica
  • Himalayan Mulberry
  • Morus trilobata

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native mulberries All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Red Mulberry Morus rubra caterpillars 5 hosts 2 food 18 flowers 2 shelter 1
  • Texas Mulberry Morus microphylla caterpillars 2 hosts 2 food 12 flowers 1

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