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Figs Ficus

This hub compares 15 species records. Across all 15 records, it carries 40 evidence rows from 9 distinct cited sources. The species split is 3 fire-resistant and 12 awaiting directional evidence. The species records remain separate: their evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Fire-resistant: 3 species

Port Jackson fig Fire-resistant Ficus rubiginosa Consensus · 2 sources
Chinese banyan Fire-resistant Ficus nitida Limited evidence · 2 sources
Moreton Bay Fig Fire-resistant Ficus macrophylla Limited evidence · 1 source

Awaiting evidence: 12 species

edible fig Awaiting evidence Ficus carica Mid-scale score · 6 sources Zones 8–8
Banana fig Awaiting evidence Ficus pleurocarpa Limited evidence · 3 sources
Cluster Fig Awaiting evidence Ficus congesta Limited evidence · 3 sources
Ficus crassipes Awaiting evidence Ficus crassipes Limited evidence · 3 sources
plentiful fig Awaiting evidence Ficus copiosa Limited evidence · 3 sources
septic fig Awaiting evidence Ficus septica Limited evidence · 3 sources
small-leaf fig Awaiting evidence Ficus obliqua Limited evidence · 3 sources
sour fig Awaiting evidence Ficus virens Limited evidence · 3 sources
strangler fig Awaiting evidence Ficus destruens Limited evidence · 3 sources
weeping fig Awaiting evidence Ficus benjamina Limited evidence · 3 sources
climbingfig Awaiting evidence Ficus pumila Limited evidence · 1 source
Natal fig Awaiting evidence Ficus natalensis Mid-scale score · 1 source

About figs

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: tree, vine. The records span published USDA zones 8–8. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Ficus: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated figs grow

Tagged as growing in 24 states.

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