The Laurel fig (Ficus ilicina) is a species of rock-splitting fig that is native to the semi-desert regions of southwestern Africa in Angola, Namibia, and the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is only found on rocks, up to an elevation of 1,300 m (4,300 ft).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Laurel Fig being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
- Species
- Ficus ilicina
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