PLANTS Profile for Morus nigra (black mulberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Morus nigra L.
black mulberry


Symbol:		MONI
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Moraceae
Growth Habit:		Tree Shrub
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Morus nigra L.

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Plant Distribution by State:
Morus nigra L.

State Distributional Map for Morus nigra L.

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	LA OH

Morus nigra L. occures in the following states: Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Texas, West Virginia

Related Taxa:
Morus nigra L.

View 15 genera in Moraceae, 4 species in Morus

Classification:
Morus nigra L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelidae –
Order	Urticales –
Family	Moraceae – Mulberry family
Genus	Morus L. – mulberry
Species	Morus nigra L. – black mulberry

Introduced Information:
Morus nigra L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Morus nigra L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19069.