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Moraceae
Ficus

Ficus aurea Nuttall. Common name: Strangler Fig; Golden Fig. Habitat: Hammocks, strand swamps. Often seen girdling bald cypress. Distribution: FL peninsula; West Indies; Mexico and Central America.

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ID notes: Ficus aurea often spends the early stages of its life sending pendent aerial roots downward, eventually reaching the ground and establishing pillar-roots. The fig will then spend the remainder of its life growing inward and girdling its host, often persisting as a stand alone plant long after its host has been girdled to death.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl3, FNA3, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Ficus aurea Nutt. 1846

Links to other floras: = Ficus aurea - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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