Morus alba L.

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Morus alba L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6222, 22 May 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. Virginia. Virginia Beach (Independent City). First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, W of US 60 (Shore Drive), NW of "The Narrows" of Broad Bay.

  • Habitat

    Weedy secondary growth between brackish marsh and parking lot; growing in partial shade.

  • Description

    Tree ca 4 m tall, the trunk leaning, ca 25 cm diam; bark orangish/brown, furrowed; stump sprout leaves largest; branch leaves in shade slightly smaller, lobed; branch leaves in sun smallest unlobed.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1087368

    Occurrence ID: dce8946a-5b5e-4eb2-97d5-47b4d78ae254

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01121658, D. E. Atha 6222, Morus alba L. - Accepted : Moraceae (81.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Moraceae

  • All Determinations

    Morus alba L. det D. E. Atha, 2008

    Morus L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Virginia Beach (Independent City)

  • Locality

    First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, W of US 60 (Shore Drive), NW of "The Narrows" of Broad Bay

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.8918, -76.017

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The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Moraceae
Morus alba L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. Virginia: Virginia Beach. First
Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, W of US 60 (Shore
Drive), NW of "The Narrows" of Broad Bay. 36.891837N,
76.017007W, 0-5 m (Coordinates and elevation from hand-
held gps and digital world map; accurate to within a radius
of ca 10 m). Weedy secondary growth between brackish
marsh and parking lot; growing in partial shade.
Tree ca 4 m tall, the trunk leaning, ca 25 cm diam; bark
orangish/brown, furrowed; stump sprout leaves largest;
branch leaves in shade slightly smaller, lobed; branch leaves
in sun smallest, unlobed (all three on specimen).
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6222
22 May 2008
01087368