Variegated Fig tree with a close-up of five healthy cluster figs with a beautifully silhouetted green ant foraging for food on one of the cluster figs.
Ficus racemosa, the cluster fig, red river fig or gular, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Australia and tropical Asia. It is a fast-growing plant with large, very rough leaves, usually attaining the size of a large shrub, although older specimens can grow quite large and gnarled. It is unusual in that its figs grow on or close to the tree trunk, termed cauliflory.
Size: 5008px × 3336px
Location: Cattana Wetlands, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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