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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Fatoua villosa
FAMILY
Moraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Mulberry-weed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fatoua villosa
FAMILY
Moraceae
COMMON NAME:
Mulberry-weed, Crabweed, Foolish-weed
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JK Marlow jkm0307g_02
July Greenville County SC
First reported in Louisiana in early 60s, now in 28 states and DC, per Weakley's Flora.
Roxanna Martin rlm82110_33
August Spartanburg County SC
Inflorescences are dense cymes borne on peduncles in leaf axils, per Weakley's Flora.
Roxanna Martin rlm8310_1
August Spartanburg County SC
Pubescence of stem and foliage is uncinulate, giving plant a "tacky" feel, per Weakley's Flora.
Roxanna Martin rlm8310_5
August Spartanburg County SC
Achenes white, oval, 3-angled, ~ 1 mm, minutely muricate, per Flora of North America.
JK Marlow s050821_a1
August Greenville County SC
Alternate, ovate leaves with cordate bases, borne on long petioles, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm0509i_18
September Greenville County SC
A fairly aggressive weed with the potential to become noxious, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Fatoua villosa
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fatoua villosa
FAMILY
Moraceae