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Osage orange
Maclura pomifera2.jpg
Foliage and multiple fruit
Scientific classification
Genus:
Maclura
Species:
pomifera
Synonyms
  • Ioxylon pomiferum Raf.
  • Joxylon pomiferum Raf.
  • Maclura aurantiaca Nutt.
  • Maclura pomifera var. inermis C.K.Schneid.
  • Toxylon aurantiacum (Nutt.) Raf.
  • Toxylon maclura Raf.
  • Toxylon pomiferum Raf.

Maclura pomifera (commonly known as the Osage orange) is a small deciduous tree or large shrub. It usually grows to a height of 8 to 15 metres (30–50 ft). Despite the name "Osage orange", it is not related to the orange. It is a member of the mulberry family, Moraceae.

Images for kids

  • Maclura pomifera range map

    Natural range of M. pomifera in pre-Columbian era America.

  • Osage orange Maclura pomifera Top

    A tree felled in 1954 exhibits little rot after more than six decades

  • Maclura trunk

    Typical bright yellow newly-cut wood

  • Maclura pomifera 001

    Mature tree

  • Maclura pomifera 008

    Mature bark

  • Maclura pomifera 002

    Leaves

  • Maclura pomifera 003

    Female inflorescence

  • Osage orange 1

    Mature multiple fruit

  • Osage orange 2

    Multiple fruit, sliced

  • Bodark fruit burrowed into by animal

    Fruit burrowed into by animal eating seeds

See also

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