Key Identification Features
- 0°, and distinct basal veins that branch off the midvein at an angle between 18.
- rubiginosa’s smaller leaves, shorter fruit stalks, and rusty-colored leaf undersides are the easiest features to tell them apart.
- Male and female plants are physically distinct: female plants have large, round leaves, while male plants have small, round, elongated leaves.
- White mulberry is scientifically notable for the rapid plant movement involved in pollen release from its catkins.
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