Common Name: climbing fig
Family: Moraceae
Common Synonyms: Ficus hispida, Ficus heterophylla, Ficus repens
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7a-11
Growth Habit: Forb/Herb, Vine
Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan
FISC Category: -
FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No
Introduction Date: Earliest Florida specimen available vouchered in 1958
IFAS Assessment:
Ficus pumila is a spreading, mat forming vine with simple, alternate leaves.
Disturbed areas, capable of growing on a wide range of soil types and pH values
Most often found vining on vertical surfaces. Can create dense monoculture groundcover.
Very difficult to control completely.
Brown, Stephen H. Ficus: Trees and Vine of Florida. http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/Ficus_Trees.pdf. Accessed June 13, 2017.
Dave's Garden. PlantFiles: creeping fig, Ficus pumila. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2029/#b. Accessed June 13, 2017.
CABI. Data Sheets: Ficus pumila. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/24162. Accessed June 13, 2017.