mulberryweed
Urticales > Moraceae > Fatoua villosa (Thunb.) Nakai
Synonym(s): hairy crabweed
Mulberryweed is an annual that can grow to 2.6 ft. (0.8 m) tall. Stems are branched, erect and have hooked hairs. Leaves are alternate, stipulate (deciduous), petiolate, 1-3.9 in. (2.5-10 cm) long, 0.4-2.8 in. (1-7 cm) wide with toothed (pointed or rounded) margins. Flowering occurs in the summer and fall. Flowers are light green, unisexual, apetalous and occur in axillary cymes. Fruit is a one-seeded achene that is less than 1/10 in. (0.8 mm) long. Mulberryweed is native to East Asia and occurs in wetlands and other moist, shaded areas. It is problematic in greenhouses and nurseries. The first known population in the United States was in Louisiana in 1964.

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Number:5306043
Description: Foliage;

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Photographer:Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University
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Number:5306044
Description: Foliage;

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Photographer:Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University
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Number:5306033
Description: Plant(s);
Photographer:Mark Czarnota, University of Georgia
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Number:5306034
Description: Plant(s); young plant
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Number:5306031
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Photographer:Mark Czarnota, University of Georgia
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Number:5306041
Description: Plant(s);
Photographer:Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University
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  • USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. - http://plants.usda.gov/