Texas mulberry

Morus microphylla, the Texas mulberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is a shrub or tree native to northern Mexico and to central and west Texas, southwestern Oklahoma, and the southern half of New Mexico and Arizona in the United States. It grows in canyons and on slopes, usually near streams, from 200–2,200 metres (660–7,220 feet) in elevation.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Texas mulberry being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Morus mongolica
• Morus rubra
• Morus celtidifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Moraceae

Genus

Morus

Species

Morus microphylla

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