WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Broussonetia papyrifera
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Broussonetia papyrifera
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 057-01-001:
Broussonetia papyrifera
FAMILY
Moraceae
COMMON NAME:
Paper Mulberry
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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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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.