General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5a
Leaves: Malodorous
Fruit: Other
Fruiting Time: Other
Flowers: Nocturnal
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Bog gardening
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Stem
Eating Methods: Raw
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Birds
Gophers/Voles
Squirrels
Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous: tiaxtynm r Asratestpisuf tsiAipm(fknirnn e neu)nlaalt e iheo d c berstl.ln,r.pciaiark eeeo
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)
Ploidy: Triploid

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Common names
  • Common Fig
  • Edible Fig
  • Higo
Comments:
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