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Accession Data:

Ficus carica L.

  • subg. Ficus sect. Ficus subsect. Ficus

  • Common Name: Fig Tree
  • Family: Moraceae Link

  • Country of Origin: Mediterranean region
  • Habitat: Amongst rocks, in woods and scrub on hot dry soils.

  • Description: This deciduous tree or shrub contains economic value, in that the plant produces edible red figs for the market. You can also find Common Fig used in ornamental purposes or for creating shade areas in the tropics or in the home and conservatories.
  • USDA Zone: 8

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198800166
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1988
  • Bench: 2104 - MED:Mediterranean D
    • Currently: dormant
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-21-2025
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Magnoliophyta
    • Class: Magnoliopsida
    • SubClass: eurosid I
    • Order: Rosales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Moraceae
    • SubFamily:
    • Tribe: Ficeae
    • SubTribe:

    Flowering Data:

    This accession has been observed in bloom on:
    YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    2025
    2024
    2023
    2022
    2021
    2020
    2019
    2018
    2017
    2016
    2015
    2014
    2013
    2012
    2011
    2010

    References (internal):

    • Edible Plants
    • Plants with Edible Fruits
    • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
    • Pollination Syndrome Scavenger Hunt
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Baleares / France / Spain / Greece / Italy / Algeria / Morocco / Tunisia / Turkmenistan / Tadzhikistan / Transcaucasus / Afghanistan / Cyprus / Iran / Iraq / Lebanon-Syria / Palestine / Sinai / Turkey / Pakistan

    References (external):

    1. Plants For A Future Website
    2. Enchanting Kerala
    3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, October 26, 2017.
    4. Ficus carica at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, October 26, 2017.
    5. Image #00 (cropped) & #05 (original) by Eric Hunt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Thursday, October 26, 2017.

    data regenerated on Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:06:30 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

    Images:

    Ficus carica

    Additional images for this accession:

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    Current Accessions in the Moraceae

    Subfamily
    Tribe Artocarpeae

    • Artocarpus heterophyllus

    Subfamily
    Tribe Dorstenieae

    • Dorstenia contrajerva
    • Dorstenia foetida
    • Dorstenia hildebrandtii var. schlechteri
    • Dorstenia psilurus
    • Dorstenia sp. W/C

    Subfamily
    Tribe Ficeae

    • Ficus aurea
    • Ficus carica
    • Ficus deltoidea
    • Ficus destruens
    • Ficus lyrata
    • Ficus menabeensis
    • Ficus palmata
    • Ficus pumila
    • Ficus religiosa
    • Ficus rubiginosa variegata
    • Ficus vaccinioides
    • Ficus villosa W/C

    Subfamily
    Tribe Moreae

    • Broussonetia papyrifera
    • Maclura tricuspidata
    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
    = accession added within past 90 days
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