Ficus pumila

Ficus pumila

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Not native

Not native to Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 9 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Ficus

Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
Automeris ioIo Moth
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
Glyphodes pyloalisBeautiful Glyphodes, Mulberry Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota

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Prionoxystus robiniaeCarpenterworm Moth, Black Locust Borer, Cottonwood Borer
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
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

7BirdsRecorded eating Ficus in Louisiana

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Louisiana, most records first.

American RobinFruit. 2 diet records
Eastern KingbirdFruit. 1 diet record
Hermit ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Song SparrowFruit. 1 diet record
Spotted TowheeFruit. 1 diet record
Swainson's ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
White-crowned SparrowFruit. 1 diet record

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Birds that eat Ficus 7

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Fruit. 2 diet records
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Fruit. 1 diet record
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Fruit. 1 diet record
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Fruit. 1 diet record
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Fruit. 1 diet record

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: MORACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Conservation status

Louisiana rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
LA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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