PLANTS Profile for Maclura pomifera (osage orange)

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PLANTS Profile

Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.
osage orange

Symbol:

MAPO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Moraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Photo of Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, MO, Saint Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden. October 14, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

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Synonyms:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

	IOPO	Ioxylon pomiferum Raf., orth. var.
	TOPO2	Toxylon pomiferum Raf.

Distribution:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.


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

Related Taxa:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

View 15 genera in Moraceae, 2 species in Maclura

Classification:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

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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	Maclura Nutt. – maclura
Species	Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid. – osage orange

Introduced Information:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

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

UPL,FACU

UPL

FACU

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

	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
Gee	Moderate
Martin			Minor				Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

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 19102.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

Related Web Sites:
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

Silvics of North America

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