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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Maclura tricuspidata
FAMILY
Moraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cudrania tricuspidata
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Maclura tricuspidata
(?) Flora of China
Maclura tricuspidata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Cudrania tricuspidata
COMMON NAME:
Cudrania, Strawberry-bush, Chinese Che
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Sam Pratt sbp_3419
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaf margin entire; secondary veins 4-6 on each side of midvein, per Flora of China.
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Sam Pratt sbp_3421
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaf blade ovate to rhombic-ovate, occ. 3-lobed, base rounded to cuneate, per Flora of China.
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Sam Pratt sbp_4013
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Fruiting syncarp orange red when mature, ± globose, ca. 2.5 cm in diameter, per Flora of China.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Maclura tricuspidata
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cudrania tricuspidata
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Maclura tricuspidata
(?)
Flora of China
Maclura tricuspidata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Cudrania tricuspidata
2211
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: forest edges, suburban woodlands, escaped and naturalized from plantings, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China/Korea
Waifs (escaped & naturalized from plantings)
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has translucent to milky-white latex
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with nodal spines
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1–2cm, sparsely pubescent
FLOWER:
Summer
Radially symmetrical
4-lobed calyx, usually
Staminate flowers have as many stamens as calyx lobes
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Orange-red
Berry-like multiple
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