Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Morus microphylla
Morus microphylla Buckley
Texas Mulberry, Littleleaf Mulberry, Mountain Mulberry, Mexican Mulberry, Dwarf Mulberry
Moraceae (Mulberry Family)
USDA Symbol: MOMIUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Morus microphylla
Littleleaf Mulberry
Moraceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake at 880 Military Dr., on Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Few specimens, on rocky, dry soil.
Description: Dioecious, shrubby tree 3 m tall. Bark light grey and smooth. Leaves light green, some 3 lobed; some obovate. Staminate catkins 1-2 cm long, fruit ovoid, purpple when ripe, 1-1.5 cm long.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Mar 27,1994
Specimen number: 18
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0719
Accession Date: Apr 25, 1994
Accession Number: 52
Annotations: DSXXC
Dionecious, Staminate (In flower)