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Climbing fig
Climbing fig
Ficus pumila
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Climbing fig is a tiny, tree-like plant that grows up to 10 inches tall. It has very small leaves and can climb trees by attaching itself to branches with sticky pads.

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 pumila