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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ficus pumila
FAMILY
Moraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ficus pumila
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ficus pumila
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Ficus pumila
COMMON NAME:
Climbing Fig, Creeping Fig
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Leaf base is oblique. — Clemson Extension
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ficus pumila
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ficus pumila
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ficus pumila
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Ficus pumila
3016
Woody vine
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Walls, disturbed urban areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: south Asia
Rare in GA & SC (waifs in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has translucent to milky-white latex
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Greenish
Radially symmetrical
2-6 sepals
1-2 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
FRUIT:
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