Morus alba
White Mulberry, Silkworm Mulberry, Mulberry, Russian Mulberry, White-mulberry, Asian Mulberry, Common Mulberry, Tartarian Mulberry, Weeping mulberry
Description
Deciduous deciduous tree with an upright habit of growth and expanded foliage. Ornamental value is conferred by its plant architecture characterised by dense green foliage that turns yellow in a spectacular autumn foliage. It prefers soils rich in organic substance and sunny exposures.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Morus
- Species
- Morus alba
Synonyms (29)
- Morus arabica
- Morus atropurpurea
- Morus chinensis
- Morus constantinopolitana
- Morus cucullata
- Morus dulcis
- Morus guzziola
- Morus heterophylla
- Morus intermedia
- Morus italica
- Morus kaki
- Morus levasseurei
- Morus lhou
- Morus lucida
- Morus macrophylla
- Morus mariettii
- Morus multicaulis
- Morus nana
- Morus nervosa
- Morus nigriformis
- Morus patavia
- Morus patavina
- Morus pumila
- Morus romana
- Morus rosea
- Morus sinensis
- Morus tatarica
- Morus tokwa
- Morus venosa
