Stats

Lifespan

100+ years

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This tree grows throughout the tropical forests of Florida and the Caribbean. It begins life as an epiphyte on a host tree, eventually enveloping it in a woody cage.

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 aurea