Florida Strangler Fig

Ficus aurea Nutt. - Mulberry family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 65.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub, Vine

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Florida Strangler Fig: Hemerophila dyari, Marpesia petreus, Tortyra slossonia

Native Range

  • USA:  Florida
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.