Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Wild Fig

Ficus insipida

Spanish: Higuera

Wild Fig (Ficus insipida)
Photographed by jareth_sanguino on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Ficus insipida is a tropical tree in the fig genus of the family Moraceae. It ranges from Mexico to South America, and is commonly found in cloud forest above 1,550 meters ASL. Most often recorded in Oct.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records2,933 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2021 – 2021
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Wild Fig (Ficus insipida) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ficus-insipida/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.