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red mulberry Moraceae Morus rubra L.   symbol: MORU2
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Red Mulberry
(Morus rubra L.)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, most often heart-shaped but sometimes lobed, 3"-5" long, rough on the upper surface; margins toothed.

Red Mulberry ( Morus rubra )
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Three types, Morus rubra; red; Morus nigra, black; and Morus alba, white. Not native and not common but grows well in Bermuda.

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Examples include serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis and A. arborea), redbud (Cercis canadensis), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), American holly (Ilex opaca), red mulberry (Morus rubra), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), ...

Morus australis - Chinese Mulberry
Morus celtidifolia - Mexican Mulberry
Morus insignis - Argentine Mulberry
Morus mesozygia - African Mulberry
Morus microphylla - Texas Mulberry
Morus nigra - Black Mulberry
Morus rubra - Red Mulberry ...

White mulberry looks a lot like the North American native, red mulberry (Morus rubra), but the former has shiny leaves, whereas the leaves of red mulberry are not shiny.

Maclura pomifera (Osage Orange)
Morus alba (White Mulberry)
Morus australis (Contorted Mulberry)
Morus microphylla (Texas Mulberry, Little-leaf Mulberry)
Morus nigra (Black Mulberry)
Morus rubra (Red Mulberry) ...

MORUS RUBRA - Red Mulberry
The native American mulberry, it is often used as a rootstock on which to graft the other mulberries. However, the fruit is eatable and some prefer it over the other varieties.

See also: Mulberry, Morus, Red Mulberry, Green, May