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Ficus rubiginosa  Desf. ex Vent.
Ficus rubiginosa is a shrub that is not native to California.
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Genus: Ficus
Family: Moraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching the sap of this plant.
Do not eat the sap of this plant.
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about  Ficus rubiginosa from other sources
USDA PLANTS Profile (FIPU2)

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[Wikipedia] Australian native, Description: Ficus rubiginosa, the rusty fig or Port Jackson fig (damun in the Dharug language), is a species of flowering plant native to eastern Australia in the genus Ficus. Beginning as a seedling that grows on other plants (hemiepiphyte) or rocks (lithophyte), F. rubiginosa matures into a tree 30 m (100 ft) high and nearly as wide with a yellow-brown buttressed trunk. The leaves are oval and glossy green and measure from 4 to 19.3 cm long and 1.25 to 13.2 cm wide. The fruits are small, round, and yellow, and can ripen and turn red at any time of year, peaking in spring and summer. (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/29/2024).