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Mulberry Family
2 species
Order: Rosales (formerly Urticales)
Family: Moraceae (Mulberry family)
Genus: Morus
Species: Alba
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated January 10 2013
More White Mulberry
Perennial tree / shrub - unlobed and lobed leaves on the
same tree - similar to the native Red Mulberry (M. rubra)
which is endangered in Canada - cultivated in China for
Silkworm food - introduced to North America with intent of
starting Silkworm industry - native to Asia
same tree - similar to the native Red Mulberry (M. rubra)
which is endangered in Canada - cultivated in China for
Silkworm food - introduced to North America with intent of
starting Silkworm industry - native to Asia
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Family: Moraceae (Mulberry family)
Genus: Maclura
Species: Pomifera
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated November 4 2013
More Osage Orange
Perennial tree / shrub - also known as Horse Apple, Hedge
Apple, Bowwood, Bodark (from the French bois d'arc or bow
wood) - dioecious - not closely related to Orange tree - only
the seeds are edible - native to southern North America
Apple, Bowwood, Bodark (from the French bois d'arc or bow
wood) - dioecious - not closely related to Orange tree - only
the seeds are edible - native to southern North America
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Rosales (formerly Urticales)
White Mulberry - fruit to 2 cm - leaf to 20 cm - height to 20 m - Leslie Spit - June 2012
Osage Orange (female) - flower cluster to 3 cm - fruit to 15 cm - leaf to 12 cm - height to 15 m - West Don Valley (Wilket Creek Park) - October 2013