The undersides are usually pale. Because of stiff hairs, the leaves are rough to the touch. Greenish white flowers in hanging clusters are formed in the spring. The fruit is good raw and is used in jams, jellies, pies, cakes and drinks. Songbirds and other wildlife are attracted to the fruit.
Red mulberry is found throughout the state in pinelands, uplands, hammocks and floodplains.
The leaves are alternate, elliptic with toothed edges and have sharply pointed tips. Small white flowers appear in spring usually before the leaves. The fruit is a red or yellow drupe that turns black when mature. It is often used in jellies. This plum is typically found in dry pinewoods, upland mixed forests and hammocks in north and central Florida.