Black Mulberry

Morus nigra

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Not native

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

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Morus nigra — fruit photograph — (c) J Castillo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph

At a glance

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

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 9 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

9CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · 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

12BirdsRecorded eating Morus in Louisiana

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Louisiana, most records first.

Cedar WaxwingFruit. 3 diet records
American RobinFruit. 2 diet records
White-winged Dove2 diet records
Eastern BluebirdFruit. 1 diet record
Eastern KingbirdFruit. 1 diet record
Hermit ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Northern CardinalFruit. 1 diet record
Red-bellied Woodpecker1 diet record
Red-headed Woodpecker1 diet record
Swainson's ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record

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White-eyed Vireo1 diet record
Wood ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Birds that eat Morus 12

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Fruit. 3 diet records
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Fruit. 2 diet records
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
2 diet records
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Fruit. 1 diet record
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Fruit. 1 diet record
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Fruit. 1 diet record
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
1 diet record
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
1 diet record
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
1 diet record
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Moraceae

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Conservation status

Louisiana rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
LA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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