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SPECIES: Morus rubra | Red Mulberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
MORRUB

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   MORU


COMMON NAMES : 
   red mulberry
   mulberry
   moral


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for red mulberry is Morus rubra
L. [9,20].  A geographic strain known as the Lampasas mulberry occurs in
Texas [32].

Accepted varieties include the following:

Morus rubra var. rubra
Morus rubra var. tomentosa (Raf) Bur. (woolly red mulberry) [37].

Red mulberry hybridizes with white mulberry (M. alba), an exotic species
which has naturalized in the eastern United States [19].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Red mulberry is listed as threatened in Ontario [38].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, November 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Morus rubra. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Morus rubra | Red Mulberry