Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Paper Mulberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Broussonetia papyrifera
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Broussonetia papyrifera
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 057-01-001:
Broussonetia papyrifera
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Papyrius papyriferus
COMMON NAME:
Paper Mulberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_papa32_001_lvd
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JK Marlow s050316_j
March Rutherford County NC
Leaf scars opposite; terminal bud lacking; buds visible, scaled; twigs hairy
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Gill Newberry gn04_b_papyrifera_flowers
April
Male flowers in catkins similar to those of Morus, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm080505_009
May Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
Most of the plants in the Southeast are male, with only staminate flowers, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0406m_14
June Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s040603_ad
June Mecklenburg County NC
Parking lot
Upper leaf surfaces are scabrous; lower surfaces velvety pubescent, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow s040603_bc
June Mecklenburg County NC
Parking lot
Leaves are lobed or unlobed, with lobed leaves more common on sprouts, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE
leaves of Mulberry species
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_b_papyrifera_2
August
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Gill Newberry gn09_b_branch_tip
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_b_papyrifera
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_b_papyrifera_bark
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_b_papyrifera_leaf
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_b_papyrifera_stem
September
Twigs of the current year densely hairy, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0410m_14
October Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm121006_268
October Washington County VA
Virginia Creeper Trail
Leaves have three prominent veins at the base, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm121006_269
October Washington County VA
Virginia Creeper Trail
Twigs & petioles have long, spreading, glassily transparent hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_b_papyrifera_1
December Floyd County GA
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1539110
Month Unknown
Most of the plants in the Southeast male, producing only staminate flowers, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1539112
Month Unknown
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Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_2308106
Month Unknown
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Amy Richard, University of Florida, Bugwood.org bug_5349036
Month Unknown
Fruit rare in Southeast, globular, compound, orange turning reddish-purple, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests.
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_5421958
Month Unknown
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Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org bug_5476536
Month Unknown