PLANTS Profile for Morus rubra (red mulberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Morus rubra L.
red mulberry

Symbol:

MORU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Moraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Morus rubra L.

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Distribution:
Morus rubra L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Morus rubra L.

View 15 genera in Moraceae, 4 species in Morus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Morus rubra var. rubra
red mulberry

Morus rubra var. tomentosa
red mulberry

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Morus rubra L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Urticales
Family	Moraceae – Mulberry family
Genus	Morus L. – mulberry
Species	Morus rubra L. – red mulberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Morus rubra L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
red mulberry		Endangered
Massachusetts:
red mulberry		Endangered
Michigan:
red mulberry		Threatened
Vermont:
red mulberry		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Morus rubra L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FAC-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Morus rubra L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow	Low		Moderate				Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Morus rubra L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19070.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Morus rubra L.

AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

CA-California Rare Fruit Growers

Canada-Plant Population and Evolution

Forestry Images

IA-Trees & Shrubs Native to Iowa

IL-Illinois State Museum

IN-Friesner Herbarium Butler University

LA-Louisiana Ecosystems and Plant Identification

Mexico-Arboles de la UNAM

NC-Poisonous Plants of North Carolina

NC-Trees of the Maritime Forest (NCSU)

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

Silvics of North America

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet

WI-Species Fact Sheet (DNR)

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