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TitlePort Jackson fig begins life as an epiphyte
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Rating2.5
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Description
Les Robinson in Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney writes: "It begins life as an epiphyte, in crevices on sandstone cliffs, eventually enveloping the rock in a massive system of coalesced roots." A Port Jackson fig (Ficus rubiginosa) with a big life ahead. Paruna Reserve, Como, NSW Australia, April 2009.
Original URLhttps://farm4.staticflickr.com/3636/3413354526_83407d1b4a_o.jpg
photographerJohn Tann
providerFlickr: EOL Images
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