Broussonetia papyrifera

Classification	Dicots
Family	Moraceae
Family (Traditional)	Moraceae
Genus	Broussonetia
Species:	Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Heritier ex Vent.
Common Name	Paper Mulberry
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Arrangement: subopposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Orange; Base Flower Color: Red; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Type: Aggregate; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; 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	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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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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Counties - Species Present

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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Morus papyrifera	Morus papyrifera L.
Papyrius papyriferus	Papyrius papyriferus

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: Boone (KY), Bourbon (KY), Breathitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Clark (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Grayson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Mason (KY), Mercer (KY), Pike (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Bradley (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henderson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Marshall (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Union (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100532587	Pike	Kentucky	15 May 1965	Elizabeth M. Browne 9937.5	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532496	Estill	Kentucky	04 Jul 1979	Joe Evans	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532454	Breathitt	Kentucky	12 Jul 1995	Hager Rice 9	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532520	Grayson	Kentucky		Elizabeth M. Browne 6503	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016356	Fulton	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016354	Kenton	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016330	Garrard	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084586	Hamblen	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084590	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084739	Union	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084584	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010338	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010329	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009601	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532538	Madison	Kentucky	02 Jul 1956	Mary E. Wharton 10182	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532561	Mason	Kentucky	14 Jun 1999	Ross C. Clark 24719	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532579	Mercer	Kentucky	03 Aug 1991	David D. Taylor 16073	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532595	Pike	Kentucky	23 Jun 1965	Elizabeth M. Browne 10394	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
BEREA016811	Fayette	Kentucky			BEREA Broussonetia papyrifera
BEREA016813	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016331	Caldwell	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016353	Kenton	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084587	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084596	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084592	Obion	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084591	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010340	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0103390	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532611	Pike	Kentucky	09 Jun 1964	Elizabeth M. Browne 8600	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532512	Franklin	Kentucky	26 Jun 1981	Steven Rice FR-430	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532504	Cumberland	Kentucky	13 Sep 1997	James B. Beck, R. C. Clark, Carrie Tilton 212	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532462	Calloway	Kentucky	03 Oct 1982	Michael Woods 1197	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
BEREA016812	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016358	Bourbon	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084597	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084602	Pike	Kentucky			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084589	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084601	Marion	Kentucky			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0069401	Jessamine	Kentucky			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0103391	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009177	Rutherford	Tennessee	28 Sep 2003	Rebecca McWhirter	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009164	Rutherford	Tennessee	07 Nov 2007	Meagan Dotson	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532553	Marion	Kentucky	15 Jul 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne 4515	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
BEREA016810	Estill	Kentucky			BEREA Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010333		Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009603	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009173	Rutherford	Tennessee		Steve Edwards 40	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009156	Henderson	Tennessee	04 Oct 1981	Don F. Brown	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009161	Rutherford	Tennessee	24 Sep 2002	Dwayne Coleman	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009152	Warren	Tennessee		Mary Lynne Smoot 26	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009158	White	Tennessee	04 Oct 1999	Ethan A. House	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009182	Davidson	Tennessee	28 Oct 2009	Richard Marko 77	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009151	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Oct 1988	Peggy Whaley	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009153	Rutherford	Tennessee	23 Oct 1980	Becky Stevens 35	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009183	Rutherford	Tennessee	29 Sep 2007	David W. Olsen	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
ETSU008560	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009609	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009600	Trigg	Kentucky	21 Oct 1980	Edward Chester	APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009602	Trigg	Kentucky	14 Jul 1966		APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009606	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009171	Rutherford	Tennessee	03 Oct 1981	Forrest Douglas 97	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009181	Rutherford	Tennessee	03 Oct 2003	David Palmer	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009154	Knox	Tennessee	17 Sep 1989	MAM	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT030702	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
MEM002918	Grayson	Kentucky	14 Sep 1962	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 6503	MEM Broussonetia papyrifera
MEM011547	Calloway	Kentucky	29 May 1976	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 76B13.1	MEM Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532488	Clinton	Kentucky	07 Aug 1999	Mark A. Gorton 99-977	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532546	Madison	Kentucky	02 May 1993	Timothy J. Weckman 105	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016357	Bourbon	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010341	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010337	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0103771	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009165	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Oct 1979	James Michael Ary 41	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009150	Rutherford	Tennessee	20 Nov 2003	Emily Drury	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
UOS00123	Franklin	Tennessee	15 Jul 2015	Mary P Priestley	UOS Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084583	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084593	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084588	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084594	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084604	Trigg	Kentucky			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010339	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009598	Trigg	Kentucky	27 Jul 1985	Edward Chester	APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009180	Rutherford	Tennessee	06 Oct 1991	Mark Garretson	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009162	Marshall	Tennessee	23 Oct 1999	Scott Sumners	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009160	Rutherford	Tennessee	13 Sep 2003	Juliana Wise Kyzar	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009167	Rutherford	Tennessee		Thad Couto 15	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009170	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 Nov 1980	Rose Mary LaGrange 38	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009169	Davidson	Tennessee		Becky Ivey 46	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009168	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Sep 1981	Pat Hayes 75	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009179	Rutherford	Tennessee	11 Sep 1979	Jamie Jones 15	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009175	Rutherford	Tennessee	11 Sep 1990	Greg Anderson	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532603	Pike	Kentucky	22 Jul 1964	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne, Jr. 8890	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100532470	Clay	Kentucky	01 Jul 1995	Kathryn Huie-Netting 5	EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016332	Pike	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084585	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010328	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010330	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009605	Bledsoe	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009599	Trigg	Kentucky	02 Oct 1984	Edward Chester	APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009610	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009155	Rutherford	Tennessee	04 Oct 1998	Spence Dowlen	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009607	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009608	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
APSC0009604	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009178	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 Apr 2011	Trey Cokeroft 36	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009163	Rutherford	Tennessee	10 Oct 2003	Jeremy Spiess	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009166	Rutherford	Tennessee	09 Sep 1981	Donna Otwell 6	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
UOS03894	Franklin	Tennessee	25 Jul 2013	Hali Steinmann	UOS Broussonetia papyrifera
31234100791449	Clark	Kentucky			EKY Broussonetia papyrifera
MEM017522	Lauderdale	Tennessee	12 Jun 1972	Patrick Keiran 416	MEM Broussonetia papyrifera
BEREA016814	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016355	Boone	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
31973000016359	Fulton	Kentucky			KNK Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084603	Pike	Kentucky			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
TENN-V-0084595	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Broussonetia papyrifera
UCHT010332	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009157	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 Nov 1980	Doug M. McKee 38	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009159	Williamson	Tennessee	21 Oct 2003	Phillip Hulan	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009174	Sumner	Tennessee	08 Nov 1991	M R Stewart	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU024087	Marshall	Tennessee	10 Oct 2015	Marlene Mueller 31	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009172	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Oct 1980	Ira Scott 29	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MTSU009176	Rutherford	Tennessee	04 Oct 1979	Ann Arbuckle 25	MTSU Broussonetia papyrifera
MEM015828	Fayette	Tennessee	04 Oct 1980	Vernon Bates Jr. 1939	MEM Broussonetia papyrifera

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