Korean Mulberry

Morus indica

Found in fencerows, suburban areas, disturbed areas. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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Light: Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
Soil moisture: Dry to wet

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

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Recorded in 1 Alabama county.

Habitats

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

9CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Morus

Automeris ioIo Moth
Dryocampa rubicundaRosy Maple Moth, Green-Striped Mapleworm, Rosy Dryocampa
Euzophera semifuneralisAmerican Plum Borer
Glyphodes pyloalisBeautiful Glyphodes, Mulberry Moth
Glyphodes sibillalisMulberry Leaftier
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

14BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Morus

Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
Melanerpes carolinusRed-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalusRed-headed Woodpecker
Piranga ludovicianaWestern Tanager
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird

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Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
Vireo griseusWhite-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Moraceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Light · “Partial shade; Full shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Dry; Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia

Conservation status

Alabama rank	Not available
Global rank	GNR
AL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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