Moraceae

(mor-AY-see-ee)
– a family in the Rosales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 4 not-too-obscure plants in the Mulberry Family:

  • Fatoua villosa  (Mulberryweed)  [Introduced]
  • Maclura pomifera  (Osage Orange)  [Introduced]
  • Morus alba  (White Mulberry)  [introduced]
  • Morus rubra  (Red Mulberry)  [CC4]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism