Maclura tricuspidata is a tree native to central and southern China, Korea, and Vietnam. It is occasionally grown for its fruit, somewhat similar to that of the related mulberry (Morus spp.).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Silkworm thorn 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Maclura
- Species
- Maclura tricuspidata
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