Climbing fig

Ficus pumila

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Ficus pumila (creeping fig or climbing fig) is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, native to East Asia (China, Japan, Vietnam) and naturalized in parts of the southeastern and south-central United States. The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word pumilus meaning dwarf, and refers to the very small leaves of the plant.

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  1. (c) Ahmad Fuad Morad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/adaduitokla/6119370071/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_pumila

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