A strangler fig (Ficus aurea) climbing a bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) tree in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
A strangler fig (Ficus aurea) climbing a bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) tree in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida. Ficus aurea, commonly known as the Florida strangler fig (or simply strangler fig), golden fig, or higuerón, is a tree in the family Moraceae that is native to the state of Florida. In figs of this type, seed germination usually takes place in the canopy of a host tree with the seedling living as an epiphyte until its roots establish contact with the ground, after which it enlarges and strangles its host, eventually becoming a freestanding tree in its own right.
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Photo credit: © Scott Camazine / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: aurea, bald, corkscrew, cypress, distichum, epiphyte, ficus, fig, florida, morace, naples, sanctuary, strangler, swamp, taxodiu
