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Osage orange
	Foliage and multiple fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Maclura
Species:	M. pomifera
Binomial name
	Maclura pomifera; (Raf.) Schneid.
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",^[3] it is not related to the orange.^[4] It is a member of the mulberry family, Moraceae.^[5]

References

↑ "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
↑ "The Plant List". The Plant List. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
↑ Wynia, Richard L (March 2011). "Plant fact sheet: Osage orange, Maclura pomifera (Rafin.)" (PDF). US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
↑ Jesse, Laura; Lewis, Donald (October 24, 2014). "Hedge Apples for Home Pest Control?". Horticulture & Home Pest News. Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
↑ Wayman, Dave (March 1985). "The Osage Orange Tree: Useful and Historically Significant". Mother Earth News. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

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[1] "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[2] "The Plant List". The Plant List. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[wynia-3] Wynia, Richard L (March 2011). "Plant fact sheet: Osage orange, Maclura pomifera (Rafin.)" (PDF). US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

[IPM_IowaU-4] Jesse, Laura; Lewis, Donald (October 24, 2014). "Hedge Apples for Home Pest Control?". Horticulture & Home Pest News. Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

[MotherEarthNews-5] Wayman, Dave (March 1985). "The Osage Orange Tree: Useful and Historically Significant". Mother Earth News. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

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