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Morus alba
White Mulberry
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Photographer: Michael O'Brien
ID: 0000 0000 0410 1788 (2010-04-27)Copyright © 2010 Michael O'Brien
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Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
| 1. | Reviewed by Thomas Stoughton Nov 11, 2010 |
| Action: changed name from "Alnus rhombifolia" to "Morus alba
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| Reviewer's comments: | | | | "looks like white mulberry
note the fruit of Morus is described in the Jepson as: multiple of achenes within fleshy calyces on inflorescence receptacle, ± like a blackberry. Alnus fruits are described as: many, in cone-like catkin, bracts 3 mm, woody, winged.
Also, the descriptions of leaves seem to fit Morus much better. Morus alba is described as follows: Leaf: petiole 5–25 mm; blade 8–20 cm, ovate-cordate, coarsely toothed, glabrous or lower surface hairy on major veins, major lobes generally 0–3, sometimes only on 1 side, generally < halfway to midrib. Alnus rhombifolia is described as follows: Leaf: blade thick, base tapered to round, tip round to acute, margin generally ± flat, upper surface green, midrib and major veins not indented, lower surface yellow-green. The leaves shown in the picture look pretty clearly cordate, with a base that is neither rounded nor tapered." |
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