Sycamore Fig
Ficus sycomorus
- Native to:
- Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
spellecchias (www.inaturalist.org),Roger Culos,Charles J. Sharp (www.wikidata.org),Karen Eichholz (www.inaturalist.org),Margaret Burger (www.inaturalist.org),Riana Fourie (www.inaturalist.org),Shaun Swanepoel (www.inaturalist.org),Alan Manson (www.inaturalist.org),Alan Manson (www.inaturalist.org),Nick Helme (www.inaturalist.org),Riana Fourie (www.inaturalist.org),Alan Manson (www.inaturalist.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Moraceae
- Genus:
- Ficus
- Species:
- Ficus sycomorus
- USDA Symbol:
- FISY2
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 2000 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★★☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, bats, monkeys, small mammals
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Mature trees can resprout from the trunk and roots following fire damage due to thick bark.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- fertile, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Commonly found along riverbanks and floodplains.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require light for germination and should not be deeply buried. Fresh seeds germinate readily without pretreatment.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI