Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Urticales>Moraceae>Morus alba L.
| White Mulberry in a fairly common small tree of waste places, introduced from Eurasia. |
| The leaves are similar in shape to the native Red Mulberry (M. rubra) and the introduced Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), but are glossy and less rough above. Like those two, the shape is extremely variable. |
| The blackberry-like aggregate fruits turn from green to white to red to black as they ripen. Duke campus, 5/28/03. |
| Pistillate (female) flowers. Durham, NC 4/4/07. |
| Detail of pistillate flowers. Durham, NC 4/4/07. |
| The staminate (male) flowers are more compact than those of Red or Paper Mulberry. White Mulberry is normally dioecious, meaning male and female flowers are borne on separate trees, but this tree also had some female flowers. |
| Bark of a young tree. Durham, NC 4/4/07. |
More information:
Poisonous Plants of NC
Trees of Wisconsin
University of Connecticut
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Revised 4/7/07 cwcook@duke.edu
All photographs and text ©2007 by Will Cook unless otherwise indicated.