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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.
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JK Marlow jkm0407x_33
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0407x_36
July Greenville County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm82110_33
August Spartanburg County SC
Inflorescences are dense cymes borne on peduncles in leaf axils, per Weakley's Flora.
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Roxanna Martin rlm8310_1
August Spartanburg County SC
Pubescence of stem and foliage is uncinulate, giving plant a "tacky" feel, per Weakley's Flora.
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Roxanna Martin rlm8310_5
August Spartanburg County SC
Achenes white, oval, 3-angled, ~ 1 mm, minutely muricate, per Flora of North America.
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Roxanna Martin rlm8710_5
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow s050821_a1
August Greenville County SC
Alternate, ovate leaves with cordate bases, borne on long petioles, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn09_fatoua_flowers
September
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JK Marlow jkm0509i_18
September Greenville County SC
A fairly aggressive weed with the potential to become noxious, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_fatoua_villosa
September
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_fatoua_villosa_2
September
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Fatoua villosa
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fatoua villosa
FAMILY
Moraceae
2029
Forb
Annual
Monoecious
Non-native: Asia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in disturbed areas, vegetable and flower gardens, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stinging trichomes absent
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
Unisexual
Radially symmetrical
4-lobed calyx
4 stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Multiple of nutlets
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!