Common Name: |
White Mulberry |
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Family: |
Urticaceae |
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Form and Size: |
A small tree to 5m high. |
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Distribution: |
Rainforests of Qld and NSW. |
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Leaves: |
Broadly lance-shaped, whitish beneath, margins toothed, to 12cm
long and 5cm wide. |
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Flowers: |
Inconspicuous. Male and female flowers on separate plants. |
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Fruit: |
White, fleshy, mulberry like, and very sweet. |
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Cultivation/Notes: |
Propagate from cuttings. The fruit are edible and eagerly sought
after by many birds. It is a food plant of the White Nymph Butterfly. |
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