Port Jackson fig
Ficus rubiginosa
Plantae
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 100+ years
- Size
- Huge
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Australia
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The Port Jackson fig is a massive tree that can grow to 100 feet tall. It is capable of sending out roots that attach to other trees, or even rocks, to grow on.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
- Species
- Ficus rubiginosa