Moraceae
White mulberry
Morus alba
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Morus
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsMildly toxic
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Unidentified.
Signs: stomach upset, hallucinations, nausea, abdominal discomfort, bloating.
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Is White mulberry safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is White mulberry safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is White mulberry safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is White mulberry safe for kids?
No. Our sources call White mulberry mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Unidentified. Signs: stomach upset, hallucinations, nausea, abdominal discomfort, bloating.
- Morus alba (White Mulberry) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension
- Is white mulberry poisonous? Poison control
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Similar names and close relatives
A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.
- Indian mulberry Morinda citrifoliasimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
- Black mulberry Morus nigrasimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
Common names
By language (67)
- aeb
- توت
- Afrikaans
- Witmoerbei, Gewone moerbei
- Arabic
- توت أبيض, توت, فرصاد, توت قسطنطيني
- Armenian
- Թթենի սպիտակ
- arz
- توت ابيض
- Assamese
- নুনী
- azb
- آغ توت
- Azerbaijani
- Ağ tut
- Bangla
- সাদা তুঁত
- Basque
- Marugatze zuri, Masustondo zuri
- Belarusian
- Шаўкоўніца белая
- Bulgarian
- Бяла черница
- Burmese
- ပိုးစာပင်
- Cantonese
- 桑, 白桑
- Catalan
- Morera blanca, Morera de cuc de seda
- Central Kurdish
- تووی سپی
- Chinese
- 白桑, 桑, 家桑, 桑叶露, 桑枝, 桑柴灰, 桑树, 桑椹
- Croatian
- Bijela murva, Bijeli dud
- Czech
- Morušovník bílý
- Danish
- Hvid Morbær
- Divehi
- ތޫތު
- Dutch
- Witte moerbei
- English
- White mulberry, Russian mulberry, Silkworm mulberry
- Estonian
- Valge mooruspuu
- Filipino
- Puting moras, Puting amoras, White mulberry
- Finnish
- Valkomulperi
- French
- Mûrier blanc, Murier blanc
- Galician
- Moreira branca
- German
- Weisse Maulbeere, Weiße Maulbeere, Weißer Maulbeerbaum
- Greek
- Άσπρη μουριά
- Hebrew
- תות לבן
- Hindi
- शहतूत
- hsb
- Běła marušnja
- Hungarian
- Fehér eperfa, Fehér eper, Fehér faeper
- Italian
- Gelso bianco, Moro bianco
- Japanese
- マグワ, Kuwa
- Kazakh
- Aq tut, Ақ тұт, اق تۇت
- Khmer
- មន ស
- Kinyarwanda
- Iboberi, Ibobere
- Korean
- 뽕나무, 뽕나무꽃, 오디
- lah
- چٹا توت
- Latin
- '' Morus alba ''
- Latvian
- Baltais zīdkoks
- Macedonian
- Бела дудинка, Бела црница
- Malagasy
- Voaroihazo
- mnc
- ᠨᡳᠮᠠᠯᠠᠨ ᠮᠣᠣ
- mzn
- اسپه توت دار
- nap
- Ciévësë gghiangh
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hvitmorbær, Hvit morbær, Kvit morbær, Kvitmorbær
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kvitmorbær
- os
- Урс тута
- Persian
- توت سفید
- Polish
- Morwa biała
- Portuguese
- Amoreira branca, Amoreira-branca
- Quechua
- Yuraq murira
- Romanian
- Dud alb
- Russian
- Шелковица белая, Šelkovica belaja
- Serbian
- Бели дуд, Beli dud
- Serbian (Latin)
- Bijeli dud, Beli dud, Bijela murva
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉမွၼ်းဢွၼ်ႇ, တူၼ်ႈမႆႉမၢၵ်ႇမွၼ်း
- Slovenian
- Bela murva
- Spanish
- Morera blanca, Mora, Moral blanco, Morera, Morera blanco
- Swedish
- Vitt mullbär, Tatarmullbär
- Turkish
- Ak dut, Akdut
- Ukrainian
- Шовковиця біла
- Uzbek
- Oq tut
- Vietnamese
- Dâu trắng, Cây dâu tằm, Dâu tằm
Synonyms
- Morus alba f. alba
- Morus alba f. skeletoniana (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder
- Morus alba var. alba
- Morus alba var. atropurpurea (Roxb.) Bureau
- Morus alba var. bungeana Bureau
- Morus alba var. emarginata Y.B.Wu
- Morus alba var. latifolia (Poir.) Bureau
- Morus alba var. multicaulis (Perr.) Loudon
- Morus alba var. skeletoniana C.K.Schneid.
- Morus alba var. tatarica (L.) Ser.
- Morus atropurpurea Roxb.
- Morus chinensis Lodd.
- Morus constantinopolitana hort. ex Poir.
- Morus cucullata Bonaf.
- Morus dulcis Royle
- Morus guzziola hort. ex Steud.
- Morus heterophylla Loudon
- Morus intermedia Perr.
- Morus kaki hort. ex Lavallée
- Morus levasseurei hort. ex Lavallée
- Morus lhou (Ser.) Koidz.
- Morus lucida hort. ex Loudon
- Morus mariettii hort. ex Steud.
- Morus multicaulis Perr.
- Morus nana Audib. ex Loisel.
- Morus nigriformis (Bureau) Koidz.
- Morus patavia Audib. ex Dippel
- Morus patavina hort. ex Spach
- Morus pumila Balb.
- Morus romana Lodd. ex Spach
- Morus tokwa hort. ex K.Koch
- Morus venosa Delile ex Spach
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: GerardM, CC BY-SA 2.1, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 明芳 松岡, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.