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Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla)
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Moreton Bay Fig

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Ficus macrophylla opens on the accepted fire-retardant plant source, its selected lineage. Support for the species is limited evidence on the evidence table. Separately, the record carries 1 ecological invasive report.

Use related plants for comparison around the moreton bay fig. The genus page supplies a broader index for Ficus, without adding another fig's source rows to macrophylla. That separation leaves the plant-list citation, limited pack, and single invasive report in this species account; return to the evidence table for the accepted source boundary within macrophylla's own accepted species entry.

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Rated in
Victoria, Australia
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Victoria, Australia

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Documented in HI.
Introduced / established
1 sourced range or established record. This is not an invasive warning.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay Fig). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/ficus-macrophylla/. Last verified 2026-08-23.