Fig
ಅಂಜೂರअंजीरநாட்டு அத்தி
Ficus carica L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 6.1 m
- wide
- 6.1 m
Moraceae
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNC State Extension lists it as toxic to dogs, cats and horses (25 Oct 2026)
PeopleNC State Extension lists it as mildly poisonous (sap) (25 Oct 2026)
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- E. Medit. to C. Asia and W. HimalayaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 3.0 m to 9.1 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 3.0 m to 9.1 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- GreenRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -17.8 °C (USDA zone 7a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (7)
- Hindi
- अंजीर
- Tamil
- நாட்டு அத்தி, அத்திமரம், அத்திப்பழம்
- Telugu
- మంచి మేడి, అంజూరము, అంజూరం
- Kannada
- ಅಂಜೂರ
- Marathi
- फायकस कॅरिका, अंजीर
- Bangla
- আঞ্জির
- Malayalam
- ശീമഅത്തി, ശീമയത്തി, അത്തി
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Ficus carica (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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