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Taxon

Morus alba L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 986. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Morus alba--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 002.jpg

Morus alba--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morus alba--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 001.jpg

Morus alba--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 078.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 078.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 077.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 077.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 081.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 081.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 075.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 085.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 079.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 080.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 080.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 083.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 083.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 082.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 082.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 076.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 076.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 084.jpg

Morus alba, C. Davidson 11397--Idaho. Idaho Co. Salmon River. Shepp Ranch. 28 May 2009. 084.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 059.jpg

Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 059.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 058.jpg

Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 056.jpg

Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 060.jpg

Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 055.jpg

Morus alba--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to China North-Central, China South-Central; introduced into 126 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 23, 2005

Location

Spain, Andalusia, Almeria (Almería, Jardin Botanico El Abardinal)

36.868611, -2.387222

Location Remarks

Rodalquiar, Cabo de Gata.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C. 11397

May 28, 2009

Location

United States, Idaho, Idaho (McCall)

45.244, -115.588639

Location Remarks

1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

No collection number

May 22, 2003

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Giardino dei Semplici)

Location Remarks

Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 3, Firenze (Florence). On the campus of the University of Florence.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Moraceae

Genus

Morus

Specific Epithet

alba

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#305,969 of 335,497

Top 92%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →