Ficus brachypoda
The small-leaved rock fig of northern and central Australia (also in Timor), a tough fig that clings to cliffs, gorges and rock outcrops. Its roots follow cracks in the rock to reach water. It is a sun-loving, drought-hardy plant from a monsoonal to arid climate, well suited to bonsai and bright, warm growing.
Where it grows wild
It grows on rock faces, gorge walls, boulder piles and limestone ranges, from the Kimberley and Top End through the Pilbara (Hamersley Range, Burrup, Barrow Island) to Cape Range and inland ranges. It often grows as a shrub or small tree wedged into rock, sometimes near seasonal water.
Mostly from near sea level (Cape Range, Barrow Island) to a few hundred metres in the inland ranges.
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