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Pipturus argenteus


Pipturus argenteus FruitPipturus argenteus FormPipturus argenteus Flower

Common Name: White Mulberry
   
Family: Urticaceae
   
Form and Size: A small tree to 5m high.
   
Distribution: Rainforests of Qld and NSW.
   
Leaves: Broadly lance-shaped, whitish beneath, margins toothed, to 12cm long and 5cm wide.
   
Flowers: Inconspicuous. Male and female flowers on separate plants.
   
Fruit: White, fleshy, mulberry like, and very sweet.
   
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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www.soe-townsville.org/greening/
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Source: Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the Tropics,
compiled by Keith Townsend for Society for Growing Australian Plants.


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