Broussonetia papyrifera

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Species Distribution Map
Family:MORACEAE
Species:Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
Common Name:Paper Mulberry
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Paper Mulberry is an introduced deciduous shrub or small tree in the Mulberry family (Moraceae). It is native to Asia. It can be found throughout Alabama. Paper Mulberry occurs on vacant lots, in urban forests, on roadsides, and around old home sites. It is a colonial shrub or small tree, growing up to 45 feet in height. The young branches are green or brown in color and densely pubescent. The bark on the trunk and older branches is smooth or slightly furrowed and tan-brown in color. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, ovate in outline, with serrate margins. The leaves are often 3-5 lobed on fast growing shoots. They are densely pubescent on the lower surface and scabrous on the upper surface. Paper Mulberry is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate plants. Male flowers are produced in drooping catkins in the early spring. The flowers are produced from leaf axils on wood of the previous season’s growth. Female flowers are produced in head-like inflorescences. The fruit is densely aggregated into a globose, orange syncarp. Most populations in Alabama consist of male plants only. The tough but flexible bark has been used to produce paper and cloth in Asia. This species was once widely planted as a shade tree. It grows fast and can thrive in dry, nutrient poor soils. It aggressively spreads from root sprouts and the female fruit are messy, so it is not often planted now.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyMORACEAE - Mulberry family
Genus Broussonetia
Species Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent. - Paper Mulberry

Citation

Citation Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) L'Héritier ex Ventenat, Tabl. Regn. Veg. 3: 547. 1799.
Basionym: Morus papyrifera L. 1753.
Type: JAPAN: Without data (lectotype: Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc. 2: t. 472. 1712 ). Lectotypified by Florence, Fl. Polynésie Franç. 1 : 146. 1997

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Morus papyrifera Morus papyrifera Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 986. 1753. JAPAN: Without data (lectotype: Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc. 2: t. 472. 1712 ). Lectotypified by Florence, Fl. Polynésie Franç. 1 : 146. 1997
Papyrius japonicus Papyrius japonicus Lamarck ex Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 3. 1804, nom. illegit.Morus papyrifera Linnaeus 1753. 
Papyrius polymorphus Papyrius polymorphus Cavanilles, Descr. Pl. 343, 620. 1802, nom. illegit.Morus papyrifera Linnaeus 1753. 
Streblus cordatus Streblus cordatus Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 615. 1790.  
Trophis cordata Trophis cordata (Loureiro) Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 124. 1808.Streblus cordatus Loureiro 1790. 
Papyrius papyriferus Papyrius papyriferus (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 629. 1891.Morus papyrifera Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cleburne, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Escambia, Etowah, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1898 - 2021

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
USAM000008621 Mobile 09 May 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4522		 USAM
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000032702 Bullock 24 Mar 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21806		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
USAM000008622 Mobile 18 May 1970 Leslie, Nathan A.
s.n.		 USAM
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133797 Choctaw 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19172		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000021471 Crenshaw 18 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19285		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0050622 Calhoun 31 Aug 1972 Landers, K.E.
s.n.		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.
JSU133806 Morgan 13 Apr 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9755		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133801 Cullman 7 Oct 1972 Albright, Miles
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000007153 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18288		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133804 Marshall 9 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2614		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000042052 Houston 02 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26157		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0035217 Madison 02 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
7910		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) L'Héritier ex Ventenat
UNA00031061 Tuscaloosa 29 Jun 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
AUA_ACC_36073 Cleburne 5 May 1973 Hollis, James B.
101		 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
AUA000038309 Madison 5 Jun 2016 England, J. Kevin
7910		 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
AUA000039421 Lauderdale 17 Jun 2016 England, J. Kevin
6599		 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
TROY000021473 Pike 31 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18827		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133808 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17826		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133796 Cherokee 3 Sep 1990 Whetstone, R. David
15790		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU140943 Calhoun 12 Jul 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000038643 Bullock 18 Apr 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1602		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133803 Madison 29 Jun 1969 Tudor, Jessica
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000052079 Autauga 02 May 2021 Diamond, Alvin R.
29608		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0037248 Walker 15 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14510		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
UNA00031066 Tuscaloosa 29 Jun 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
UNA00063641 Jackson 15 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1041		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
JSU133800 Jackson 3 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
966		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0036698 Lamar 13 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8136		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) L'Héritier ex Ventenat
UWAL0009929 Cherokee 19 May 2011 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13315		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
TROY000046370 Lowndes 22 Mar 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28127		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
AUA_ACC_774 Lee 7 May 1924 Dunn, J.S.
 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
UNA00056034 Barbour 06 Jul 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11591		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
UWAL0017604 Houston 02 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26157		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UNA00059363 Chambers 15 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11395		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
AUA_ACC_41264 Conecuh 9 Nov 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1864		 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
JSU133790 Calhoun 29 Jul 1971 Sellers, John
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0002747 Bullock 24 Mar 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21806		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0014174 Pike 22 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23932		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0005185 Lawrence 12 Apr 2008 England, J. Kevin
1936		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
UWAL0005499 Montgomery 20 Mar 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21795		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UNA00031064 Mobile 14 Apr 1898 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
TROY000021474 Marengo 19 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1155		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133792 Calhoun 12 Jul 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
AUA_ACC_9385 Lee 20 Apr 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
450		 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
UNA00031071 Tuscaloosa 08 Jul 1967 Deramus, Rebecca
578		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
JSU133802 Etowah 17 Jun 1969 Pierce, Faye Nell
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000021544 Chambers 15 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11395		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
ALNHS00004098 Cherokee 28 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2420		 ALNHS
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér.
USAM000008620 Mobile 06 Mar 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
8984		 USAM
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0038319 Mobile 09 May 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4522		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000007154 Pike 01 May 1989 Blanton, Lola M.
s.n.		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0050623 Calhoun Landers, K.E.
91		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.
TROY000007152 Dale 14 Oct 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
1028		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133807 Talladega 3 Jun 1980 Carlisle, N.J.
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
AUA_ACC_58473 Escambia 28 Mar 1999 Searcy, Darryl
 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
TROY000032501 Montgomery 20 Mar 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21795		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133793 Calhoun 21 Apr 1967 Jennings, Martha
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UNA00031124 Tuscaloosa 23 Apr 1964 Williams, James D.
s.n.		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
UWAL0014180 Bullock 18 Apr 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1602		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133798 Jefferson 23 Jul 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13488		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UNA00064021 Jackson 03 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
966		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
UWAL0046097 Autauga 18 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
664		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0005186 Marengo 19 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1155		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
UWAL0005188 Sumter 05 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5726		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
TROY000021470 Butler 12 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18948		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133791 Calhoun 28 Apr 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0011916 Perry 21 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7656		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UNA00031072 Tuscaloosa 08 Jul 1967 Deramus, Rebecca
578		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
USAM000008623 Mobile 27 May 1970 Hackney, Olga
s.n.		 USAM
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133805 Marshall 15 Jun 1969 Roberts, Hazel
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000034825 Cherokee 19 May 2011 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13315		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
AUA_ACC_72994 Mobile 26 Apr 2014 Horne, Howard E.
2523		 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
UWAL0014176 Pike 22 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23932		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0011150 Marengo 12 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3665		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UNA00031068 Tuscaloosa 17 Mar 1974 Hall, John C.
s.n.		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
TROY000037555 Marengo 12 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3665		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133795 Calhoun 12 Jul 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000047379 Autauga 18 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
664		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
AUA_ACC_48735 Pike 5 Apr 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4393		 AUA
Broussonetia Papyrifera (L.) L'Her. Ex Vent.
UNA00031067 Tuscaloosa 08 Jul 1967 Deramus, Rebecca
578		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
TROY000040816 Perry 21 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7656		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
JSU133799 Jackson 15 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1041		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0056455 Jefferson 08 Jul 2021 England, Kevin J.
12464		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L.Heritier ex Ventenat
UNA00031063 Mobile _ Apr _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
UWAL0032749 Lauderdale 17 Jun 2016 England, J. Kevin
6599		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) L'Héritier ex Ventenat
UNA00031065 Marshall 23 Apr 1977 Ross, Larry J.
98		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
UWAL0039628 Lowndes 22 Mar 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28127		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Ventenat
TROY000034371 Sumter 05 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5726		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0033927 Madison 08 Apr 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9478		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
SAMF0002155 Jefferson 24 May 2007 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3737		 SAMF
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
TROY000021472 Henry 01 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19130		 TROY
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
UWAL0042812 Baldwin 06 Sep 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
435		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.
UNA00031114 Tuscaloosa 23 Apr 1964 Williams, James D.
s.n.		 UNA
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'H?r. ex Vent.
UWAL0005187 Pike 31 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18827		 UWAL
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
JSU133794 Calhoun 29 Jul 1971 Sellers, John
s.n.		 JSU
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) Ventenat
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