Morus rubra L.
Detail
- Family
- Moraceae
- Botanical Name
- Morus rubra L.
- Common Name
- Red Mulberry
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Morus rubra L.
- Comments
- Red mulberry has become scarcer (especially as a tree) in recent decades and is reported to be disappearing from portions of its range. The cause is still uncertain but a bacterial disease or fungal pathogen is suspected.
- Habitat
- Well-drained floodplain forests, mesic and dry-mesic upland forests, old fields, and fencerows; typically, but not exclusively, in base-rich soils.
Infrequent throughout. - Native Status
- Native
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