| Botanical Name: Pipturus argenteus (Urticaceae). |  Image - Pipturus argenteus - foliage - Graham Stephens © 2002 |
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| Common Name: Native Mulberry. | ||
| Distribution: Richmond River, NSW to Nth QLD and Pacific islands. | ||
| Habitat: Subtropical, dry rainforest and riverine rainforest. | ||
| Form: large shrub/small tree up to 8m tall. | ||
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| Flower: Flowers are white in small clusters, male and female flowers on separate plants. From January-June. | ||
| Fruit: Fruit is a small whitish, mulberry like fruit up to 6mm in diameter it contains many small seeds, ripe from May-July. | ||
| Garden Use: Not particularly ornamental but a good fast growing screening plant. | ||
| Edible?: Yes, though not particularly tasty | ||
| Propagation: Grow from fresh seed or cuttings (which strike easily). | ||
| Comments: The bark was used by aborigines to make a fibre for fishing nets. A brown dye can be obtained from the bark. The fruit was eaten as bush tucker. | ||
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Description by Kenneth McClymont.
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 Image - Pipturus argenteus - foliage & fruit - Graham Stephens © 2002 |
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