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Climbing fig
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Fig & mulberry family

Climbing fig

Ficus pumila L.

Names

EnglishClimbing fig
DutchKlimvijg
SpanishHiguera trepadora
Chinese薜荔
Scientific nameFicus pumila L.

About this species

Ficus pumila, commonly known as the creeping fig or climbing fig, is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, native to East Asia (southern China, southern Japan,southern Korea, Vietnam) and naturalised in parts of the southeastern and south-central United States. It is also found in cultivation as a houseplant. The Latin specific epithet pumila means "dwarf", and refers to the very small leaves of the plant.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyMoraceae
GenusFicus

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