Morus rubra

ClassificationDicots
FamilyMoraceae
Family (Traditional)Moraceae
GenusMorus
Species:Morus rubra L.
Common NameRed Mulberry
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: Yes; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Aggregate; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Bourbon (KY), Bracken (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Butler (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Carter (KY), Casey (KY), Christian (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Gallatin (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Green (KY), Harlan (KY), Harrison (KY), Henderson (KY), Henry (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Johnson (KY), Knox (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lee (KY), Leslie (KY), Letcher (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Martin (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Nicholas (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Owsley (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Russell (KY), Shelby (KY), Simpson (KY), Spencer (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Webster (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Crockett (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Macon (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: UTM, SWMT, VDB, ETSU, MEM, MTSU, UOS, BEREA, TENN, KNK, UCHT, APSC, EKY, HTTU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100533833 Adair Kentucky 08 Jun 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10359
EKY
Morus rubra
31234100533841 Anderson Kentucky 26 May 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9944
EKY
Morus rubra
MTSU009373 Anderson Tennessee 09 Apr 1978 Riley E. Sain
38
MTSU
Morus rubra
MTSU009339 Anderson Tennessee 12 Apr 1998 Stephen Hannah
MTSU
Morus rubra
TENN-V-0084316 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Morus rubra
TENN-V-0084317 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Morus rubra
APSC0061938 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Morus rubra
APSC0061913 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Morus rubra
APSC0061915 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Morus rubra
APSC0061908 Barren Kentucky
APSC
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