Image to followAI-generated illustrationFicus carica
Ficus carica
FamilyGenus: Feigennative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Ficus carica is an introduced, established broad-leaved evergreen tree in Great Britain, reaching 5.5 metres in height. It favours warm, calcareous, nutrient-rich and moderately moist soils. Flowering occurs from May to June, and the tree forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
No adverse ecological impacts have been documented for this introduced species.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to June. The tree is evergreen, retaining its leaves throughout the year.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
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Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Mai – Jun
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Immergrün
Plant height
5.477 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Ficus carica thrives in warm, sheltered positions with fertile, well-drained but moderately moist, calcareous soil. It is intolerant of saline conditions and performs best in sites with low disturbance.
Scientific profile
Ficus carica is an introduced, established tree in Great Britain. It is a woody, broad-leaved evergreen, reaching 5.5 metres tall with a leaf area of 11,150 mm². The tree forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. Flowering occurs from May to June. The species occupies fresh, moderately moist, calcareous and nutrient-rich sites, is warmth-loving and intolerant of salinity. It is associated with low-disturbance conditions.
Pollinators & visitors
13 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Crematogaster scutellarisTrachea atriplicisVespa crabroApatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Cyanistes caeruleusPavo cristatusEuplagia quadripunctariaColletes hederaeVespa velutina nigrithoraxPolygonia c-albumCelastrina argiolusSceliphron caementariumVanessa atalanta
Other flower visitors
44 other species visit the flowers
Sturnus vulgarisMartes martesTurdus iliacusSylvia undataFringilla coelebsPhylloscopus bonelliSus scrofaOriolus oriolusLuscinia megarhynchosPhylloscopus trochilusUrsus arctosHarmonia axyridisSylvia atricapillaCarduelis carduelisGarrulus glandariusTroglodytes troglodytesAegithalos caudatusChloris chlorisErithacus rubeculaParus majorPhoenicurus ochrurosPasser montanusCorvus coroneHaemorhous mexicanusSciurus nigerTurdus merulaMimus polyglottosTurdus philomelosSylvia borinVulpes vulpesMeles melesSylvia communisMonticola solitariusSaxicola torquatusSylvia cantillansErinaceus europaeusMartes foinaFicedula hypoleucaPica picaEmberiza ciaMuscicapa striataCettia cettiPhoenicurus phoenicurusPasser domesticus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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