Port Jackson fig
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. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully 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