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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ficus pumila
FAMILY
Moraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ficus pumila
FAMILY
Moraceae
COMMON NAME:
Climbing Fig, Creeping Fig
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Paul Thompson pstficus_pumila
September?
Leaf base is oblique. — Clemson Extension
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ficus pumila
FAMILY
Moraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ficus pumila
FAMILY
Moraceae
3016
Woody vine
Perennial
Monoecious
Non-native: south Asia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Rare. Locally common in old seaports in the South.
Habitat: Walls, disturbed urban areas, per Weakley's Flora
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has translucent to milky-white latex
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Greenish
Unisexual
Radially symmetrical
2-6 sepals
1-2 stamens in staminate flowers
FRUIT:
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