NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATHS Al 
Momisia aculeata, see Celtis iguanaea, 
Momisia pallida, see Celtis pallida. 
Morella cerifera, see Myrica cerifera. 
Mortonia greggii Gray. 
Range: 17. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A very small, everygreen shrub; usually occurs on limestone soil. 
Mortonia scabrella Gray. 
Range: 11. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule, available in September. 
A small, densely branched shrub; usually occurs on limestone soil. Not 
browsed by livestock. 
Mortonia sempervirens Gray. 
Range: 17. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, leafy shrub. 
Mortenia utahensis (Cov.) Rydb. Mortonia. 
M. scabrella utahensis Cov. 
Range: 10. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, intricately branched shrub. Not browsed by livestock. 
Morus spp. Mulberries. 
Members of this genus are attacked by the Texas root rot caused by 
Phymatotrichum omnivorum. 
Stomach records (in addition to specific records) : Forty-five species of birds, 
including ruffed grouse and bobwhite; opossum, red fox; composed 19.54 percent 
of fruit food of eastern skunk in Michigan. 
Observations (in addition to specific records) : Twenty-eight species of birds 
including wild turkey; cottontail rabbit. 
Morus alba L. White mulberry. 
Range: 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Compound drupe, available May—July. 
A small to large, rapid-growing tree; a very variable species introduced from 
China but more or less naturalized in the regions indicated; some 10 varieties 
are distinguished in cultivation ; 300,000-850,000 seeds per pound. 
Stomach records: Four species cf birds. 
Morus celtidifolia, see Morus microphylla. 
Morus microphylla Buckl. Texan mulberry. 
M. celtidifolia of Sarg., not H. B. K. 
Range: 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 20. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Compound drupe, available May—June. 
A large shrub to small or large tree; usually occurs on limestone soil; 
thicket-forming ; usually dioecious; possibly not distinct from M. celtidifolia, a 
Mexican species. 
Observationss Gambel, scaled, and Mearns quail; many songbirds; highly pal- 
atable the year round to captive deer. 
Morus nigra L. Black mulberry. 
Range: 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Compound drupe, available June-August. 
A small to large tree introduced ultimately from Persia but more or less 
naturalized in the regions indicated; 200,000 seeds per pound. 
