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Broussonetia papyrifera

(L.) L'Her. ex Vent.

Paper-mulberry

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150463

Element CodePDMOR03010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderUrticales

FamilyMoraceae

GenusBroussonetia

Synonyms

Morus papyriferaL.Papyrius papyrifera(L.) Kuntze

Other Common Names

paper mulberry (EN) Paper Mulberry (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961

Virginia (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Adams Peak	George Washington National Forest	7,135
Crawford Mountain	George Washington National Forest	9,892
New London Bridge Branch	Jefferson National Forest	844
Peters Mountain Addition A (VA)	Jefferson National Forest	1,268
The Priest	George Washington National Forest	5,737

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Peters Mountain Addition A (WV)	Jefferson National Forest	343

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.