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Morus alba L.
White Mulberry
Not native to Florida
This Eurasian native tree has escaped cultivation and is now occasionally found in disturbed sites from the central Florida peninsula northward into most of the United States, plus Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.
White mulberry trees may grow up to 25m (82 ft.) tall. The alternate leaves are simple with toothed margins and up to nine lobes. The upper surface of the leaves are shiny and smooth, differentiating this species form red mulberry. The flowers are in small clusters, the male flowers elongated, the female flowers globular. The fruit is a white to pinkish (occasionally black) globular cluster 1-2cm (3/8 to 3/4 in.) long.
Morus alba is a member of the Moraceae - Mulberry family.
Other species of the Morus genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Morus rubra - RED MULBERRY
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Mar 09, 2023
