| edible fig | USDA PLANTS Symbol: FICA U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Hardwood Trees Shrub or Subshrub |
| Ficus carica L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Urticales: Moraceae |
| Synonym(s): common fig, fiku, piku |
| Native Range: Western Asia (REHD); Medit. Reg. (BAIL); |
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
![]() Fruit(s); Panachée, an unusual yellow-and-green-striped fig at the ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository. David Karp, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Fruit(s); Preserved at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Violette de Bordeaux figs taste and smell to some like raspberry jam. David Karp, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Fruit(s); Black Mission figs, one of the most important fig varieties, are shown here packed for the fresh market at DeBenedetto Farms in California's southwestern Central Valley. David Karp, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
![]() State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
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Calycanthus floridus (eastern sweetshrub) Calycanthus occidentalis (western sweetshrub) Clusia rosea (Scotch attorney) Ribes aureum (golden currant) Rubus parviflorus (thimbleberry) | ![]() More Information on Native Plants at: www.beplantwise.org PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas. |













