Quercus

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not native to Kentucky

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

12CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Ficus

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
  • Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Prionoxystus robiniaeCarpenterworm Moth, Black Locust Borer, Cottonwood Borer
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
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  • Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
12BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Ficus

  • Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
  • Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
  • Icterus bullockiiBullock's Oriole
  • Melospiza melodiaSong Sparrow
  • Patagioenas leucocephalaWhite-crowned Pigeon
  • Pheucticus melanocephalusBlack-headed Grosbeak
  • Pipilo maculatusSpotted Towhee
  • Sialia mexicanaWestern Bluebird
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
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  • Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
  • Zonotrichia leucophrysWhite-crowned Sparrow
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Moraceae
Hardiness
Zones 7a–10b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Green

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Edible Fig; Fig; Garden Fig

Conservation status

Kentucky rankSNA
Global rankGNR
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

Sources