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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ficus microcarpa
FAMILY
Moraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ficus microcarpa
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ficus microcarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Ficus microcarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Ficus microcarpa
COMMON NAME:
Laurel Fig, Indian-laurel
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ficus microcarpa
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ficus microcarpa
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ficus microcarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Ficus microcarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Ficus microcarpa
569
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, also in a wide range of natural and semi-natural habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Paleotropics
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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
Radially symmetrical
2-6 sepals
1-2 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Multiple of nutlets
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