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Moreton Bay fig
Moreton Bay fig
Ficus macrophylla
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100+ yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical rainforest
Range
Eastern Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Moreton Bay figs are giant, imposing trees with buttress roots that grow from the ground in many places. The buttress roots can grow up to 10 meters (33 feet) long and weigh 150 kg (330 lbs).

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 macrophylla