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MORETON BAY FIG FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Moreton Bay Fig
Description
The Moreton Bay Fig is large fig tree with thick buttressing on the trunk. The bark is grey and rough, and the leaves are elliptical and dark green. Fruit turns purple when ripe.
Distribution
Queensland, New South Wales,
Growth Characteristics
Height: 15m - 35m
Spread: 15m - 25m
Wildlife Interest
birds are attracted to the fruits
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Rosales | | Family: | Moraceae | | Genus: | Ficus | | Species: | macrophylla | | Common Name: | Moreton Bay Fig |
Relatives in same Genus
Ficus coronata
Ficus platypoda
Ficus virens
Ficus watkinsiana
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