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not marked as a favorite taxon *Morus indica Linnaeus. Common name: Korean Mulberry. Habitat: Fencerows, suburban areas, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of e. Asia. Reported by Barger et al. (2023) as being well-established in Alabama, and likely widespread in the Southeast, but overlooked because not distinguished from M. alba.

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ID notes: Leaf characters used to separate this taxon from M. alba should be tested further due to wide leaf morphology in each species.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: The taxonomy of this and Morus alba remain uncertain.

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = n/a — NS, RAB, Tat; < Morus alba L. — FNA3, GW2, K4, Pa, RAB, Va, WH3; >< Morus australis Poir. Basionym: Morus indica L. 1753

Links to other floras: < Morus alba - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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image #1 of Morus indica© Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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