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Maclura aurantiaca
About
Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange, is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. It is a member of the mulberry family, Moraceae. It typically grows about 8 to 15 m (30–50 ft) tall. The distinctive multiple fruit resembles an immature orange, is roughly spherical, bumpy, 8 to 15 cm (3–6 in) in diameter, and turns bright yellow-green in the fall. The fruit excretes a sticky white latex when cut or damaged. Despite the name "Osage orange", it is not related to the orange.
- Family
- Moraceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Maclura aurantiaca
- Slug
- maclura-aurantiaca
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Maclura
- Species
- aurantiaca
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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