Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ficus thonningii
FAMILY
Moraceae
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Flora of North America
Ficus microcarpa
COMMON NAME:
Laurel Fig
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J. Scott Peterson, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org bug_1367013
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The leathery evergreen leaves are variable in size and shape, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org bug_1499050
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Figs often begin their life growing on other trees as epiphytes, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5390901
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Grayish-white smooth bark, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5420248
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Trees can reach 90' in height, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ficus thonningii
FAMILY
Moraceae
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Flora of North America
Ficus microcarpa
569
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Non-native: southern Asia
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has translucent to milky-white latex
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Greenish
Unisexual
Radially symmetrical
2-6 sepals
1-2 stamens in staminate flowers
FRUIT:
Multiple of nutlets
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