| White mulberry |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Rosales |
| Family: |
Moraceae |
| Genus: |
Morus |
| Species: |
M. alba |
| Binomial name |
Morus alba
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| Synonyms |
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- Morus colombassa Dippel
- Morus constantinopolitana Poir.
- Morus cucullata Bonaf.
- Morus dulcis Royle
- Morus fastigiata Dippel
- Morus furcata Steud.
- Morus guzziola Steud.
- Morus heterophylla Loudon
- Morus hispanica Loudon
- Morus intermedia Perr.
- Morus italica Poir.
- Morus kaki Lavallée
- Morus levasseurei Lavallée
- Morus lhou (Ser.) Koidz.
- Morus lucida Loudon
- Morus macrophylla Moretti
- Morus mariettii Steud.
- Morus membranacea Steud.
- Morus morettiana Lodd. ex Loudon
- Morus morettii Audib. ex Bureau
- Morus multicaulis Perr.
- Morus nana Audib. ex Loisel.
- Morus nervosa Loudon
- Morus nigriformis (Bureau) Koidz.
- Morus patavia Audib. ex Dippel
- Morus patavina Spach
- Morus pumila Balb.
- Morus romana Lodd. ex Spach
- Morus serotina Mart. ex Bureau
- Morus sinensis G.Don
- Morus subalba Steud.
- Morus tatarica L.
- Morus tokwa (Bureau) K.Koch
- Morus tortuosa Audib. ex Moretti
- Morus venassainii Steud.
- Morus venosa (Delile) Spach
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Morus alba, known as white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry, is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized mulberry tree which grows to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall. It is native to China and India and is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.
The white mulberry is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk. It is also notable for the rapid release of its pollen, which is launched at greater than half the speed of sound. Its berries are edible when ripe.