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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Broussonetia papyrifera   FAMILY Moraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Broussonetia papyrifera   FAMILY Moraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Broussonetia papyrifera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)

Broussonetia papyrifera

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, 1938)

Papyrius papyriferus

 

COMMON NAME:
Paper Mulberry


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image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

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.

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Gill Newberry    gn04_b_papyrifera_flowers

April        

Male flowers in catkins similar to those of Morus, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

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 (Lance, 2004).

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

JK Marlow    jkm0406m_14

June    Greenville County    SC

Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

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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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).


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image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_b_papyrifera_2

August        

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Gill Newberry    gn09_b_branch_tip

September        

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Gill Newberry    gn09_b_papyrifera

September        

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Gill Newberry    gn09_b_papyrifera_bark

September        

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Gill Newberry    gn09_b_papyrifera_leaf

September        

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Gill Newberry    gn09_b_papyrifera_stem

September        

Twigs of the current year densely hairy, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

JK Marlow    jkm0410m_14

October    Greenville County    SC

Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

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 (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_b_papyrifera_1

December    Floyd County    GA

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

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 (Lance, 2004).

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org    bug_1539112

Month Unknown        

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org    bug_2308106

Month Unknown        

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

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 (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org    bug_5421958

Month Unknown        

image of Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org    bug_5476536

Month Unknown        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Broussonetia papyrifera   FAMILY Moraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Broussonetia papyrifera   FAMILY Moraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Broussonetia papyrifera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Broussonetia papyrifera

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, 1938)
Papyrius papyriferus

 

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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Urban lots, disturbed areas, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: east Asia

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, opposite, or whorled

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellowish-green
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
Petals absent
4 stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Reddish
Multiple of drupes

 

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