Fun Fig Facts

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1. What is the Latin name for the common fig? Ficus benjamina Ficus carica Ficus religiosa Ficus macrophylla

2. Some people think that fig trees smell like cat urine feet roses citrus

3. What spiritual leader had an "ah ha" moment while sitting under a type of Ficus tree? Siddattha Gautama Jesus Mohammed Mahatma Gandhi

4. What's a caprifig? All of these A fig that only goats will eat. A hermaphrodite fig with both female and male flowers inside. A fig that is suitable for a fig wasp to lay her eggs in.

5. On which continent did figs probably originate? Europe Asia North America Africa

6. What plant family is the fig in? Moraceae Urticaceae Malvaceae Apocynaceae

7. All fig trees have laticifers. What are laticifers? Roots that grow horizontally close the the surface of the soil. Spikes that help in defense from herbivory. Special wasps that help to pollinate the flowers. Cells that produce latex as a secondary metabolite.

8. This Ficus can grow up to a few hectares across using adventitious and aerial roots. It's called the maple banyan cypress aspen

9. Figs are rich in some vitamins and minerals. Which one of these is not one of them? iron potassium thiamin calcium

10. According to the bible, Eve ate the forbidden fruit which could have been a fig. What did Adam and Eve then do? Climbed the tree to look at the sunset. Used fig leaves to cover their "private" parts. Caught the serpent and ate it too. Burned the tree down.