Morus alba L.

Filed As

Moraceae
Morus alba L.

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 7368, 29 May 2009

Location

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. City of New York. The New York Botanical Garden, W of the Bronx River and N of Waring Ave.

Habitat

Spontaneous deciduous forest with mix of exotic and native species.

Description

Tree 7 m tall, the trunk 14 cm diam; bark shallow furrowed, the furrows brown, rough, the ridges ca 1 cm wide, braided, flat, orange (when wet); root bright orange; leaves throughout tree like those on this specimen, the adaxials lustrous; fruit green with a few carpels light pink. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01088468

Occurrence ID: 9c492661-a630-4be7-a36e-28e1229040ca

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01122753, D. E. Atha 7368, Morus alba L. - Accepted : Moraceae (81.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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