red mulberry
(Morus rubra)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SH - Possibly Extirpated |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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Description |
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The leaves are usually oval and unlobed, but occasionally have 2 or 3 deep lobes. |
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Height |
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20′ to 60′ |
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Record |
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The champion red mulberry in Minnesota is on public property near Minneapolis, in Hennepin County. In 2016 it was measured at 44′ tall and 71″ in circumference (22⅝″ in diameter). |
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Flower Color |
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Yellowish-green |
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Similar Species |
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| White mulberry (Morus alba) leaves usually have deep, irregular lobes. | ||
Habitat |
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Floodplain forests, woodland edges, streambanks, old homesteads, parks. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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May to early June |
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Use |
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Distribution |
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Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 24, 28, 29, 30. According to Minnesota State Botanist Welby Smith8, there may be no native trees left in the state. The map to the left shows historical records (1899 and 1920 in Houston County); sites where they may have been planted and persist but are not naturalized; sightings recorded at iNaturalist; and sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com and its contributors. |
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Nativity |
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Native |
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Occurrence |
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Rare |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Rosanae | ||
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Rosales (roses, elms, figs, and allies) | ||
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Moraceae (mulberry) | ||
| Tribe | Moreae | ||
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Morus (mulberry) | ||
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Synonyms |
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| Morus rubra var. rubra | |||
Common Names |
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American mulberry moral red mulberry |
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| Barbara Dodge | |||
Red Mulberry Tree, On Mississippi River, St.Paul MN |
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| Randy | |||
Red mulberry, fall color, November 2016, near MN/IA border |
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| Morus rubra Zi W |
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| Other Videos | |||
| WILD RED MULBERRY BENEFITS ~ Wildfood Foraging and Identification #397 SecretsOfLongevity |
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| Sara H. 7/27/2020 |
Location: Sibley County, Mn |
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| Barbara Dodge 5/30/2017 |
Location: Riverwalk, Lowertown, St. Paul Red Mulberry Tree, On Mississippi River, St.Paul MN |
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| Randy November, 2016 |
Location: near MN/IA border Red mulberry, fall color |
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| Natalie 7/1/2013 |
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