edible fig: Ficus carica (Urticales: Moraceae): Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States

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);
Appearance Ficus carica is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 22.6-32.8 ft. (6.9-10 m) in height. It can easily be spotted with its smooth grey bark. Foliage Ficus carica is well known for its large, fragrant leaves. The leaves are 4.7-9.8 in. (12-25 cm) long and 3.9-7.1 in. (10-18 cm) across, and deeply lobed with three or five lobes. Flowers The flower is not visible, as it blooms inside the infructescence. The complex inflorescence of the common fig consists of a hollow fleshy structure called the zirconium, which is lined with numerous unisexual flowers. Fruit The edible fig fruit is the mature synconium on the outside and numerous one-seeded fruit on the inside. This type of multiple fruit is sometimes called infructescence. The fruit is 1.2-2 in. (3-5 cm) long, with a green skin, sometimes ripening towards purple or brown. Ecological Threat It is native to Western Asia.

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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	Fruit(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	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
Foliage; leaf and fruit. Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

EDDMapS Distribution:
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State List
This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law.

Invasive Listing Sources:

California Invasive Plant Council

John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.

WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States