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MORACEAE - - Mulberry Family
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Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) - Tree becoming 20 m. tall, with early glabrous twigs; leaf-blades ovate to oval or oval-ovate, 6—20 cm. long, softly pubescent beneath, upper leaf surface more rough (scabrous) when compared to M. alba; staminate spikes 4—8 cm. long; fruit cylindric, 3—6 cm. long, deep-red or purplish. The fibrous inner bark was once used by aborigines for clothing and for making other objects.
Bottomland forests, mesic slopes, disturbed areas, suburban woodlands. The fruits are very variable in quality from tree to tree. M. rubra is the only member of the Moraceae native to our area.
Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.
The range of Morus rubra (Red Mulberry)
Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].
The Georgia range of Morus rubra (Red Mulberry)
Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.
Guide to the Trees of North Georgia and Adjacent States
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