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Fig, plant of the mulberry family (Moraceae) and its edible fruit. The common fig is indigenous to an area extending from Asiatic Turkey to northern India and is cultivated in warm climates. The fruit contains significant amounts of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and iron.
Figs, scientifically known as Ficus carica, are small pear-shaped fruits that grow on the fig tree, belonging to the mulberry family (Moraceae). They are native to the Middle East and Mediterranean region but are now cultivated in many parts of the world.
Fig is the common name given to any vine, shrub, or tree in the genus Ficus of the mulberry family, Moraceae. The term also is used for the sweet, edible, round to oval, "fruit" of the common fig tree, Ficus carica, which is of commercial importance.
Fig trees are gynodioecious, meaning they are either female, or hermaphroditic, although only the female tree will produce ripened, edible figs. The sap of the fig plant can cause a skin inflammation if exposed to sunlight in a phenomenon called phytophotodermatitis.
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How to grow a fig tree that produces tons of fruit, according to garden experts
Despite being called a fruit, a fig is technically a syconium —a tiny group of inverted flowers growing inside a pod. Each pod contains hundreds of flowers, and each flower produces a small seed, which is the actual fruit of the fig plant.
