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Morus microphylla (Texas mulberry; texas myulberry)

Synonyms: Morus confinis (heterotypic); Morus crataegifolia (heterotypic); Morus grisea (heterotypic); Morus radulina

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Dioecious
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Tree
Usage [1]  The twigs have been split in half lengthways and used to make serviceable baskets; Wood - heavy, hard, elastic, close grained. Used for carpentry;
Height [1]  20 feet (6 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Morus microphylla

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carlsbad Caverns National Park II 15448 New Mexico, United States
Fort Bowie National Historic Site III 1004 Arizona, United States
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States

Predators

Tyrannus verticalis (Western Kingbird)[3]

Range Map

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0