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Ficus aurea
Ficus aurea Nutt.
Florida Strangler Fig, Strangler Fig
Moraceae (Mulberry Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: FIAU
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
The Strangler Fig is a member of the mulberry family (family Moraceae) which includes trees and shrubs, sometimes herbs, with white sap or latex usually present and often abundant. About 1400 species mostly in tropical and subtropical areas, a few in temperate regions; 5 native and 3 naturalized tree species.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Tree
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Unisexual
Fruit Type: Accessory , Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 65 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes completely embedded in enlarged, fleshy syconia.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , YellowBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous.
Distribution
USA: FLNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Ficus aurea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Ficus aurea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ficus aurea
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-18Research By: TWC Staff