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Creeping Fig
Ficus pumila
Also known as climbing fig, ficus pumila
Plantae›Tracheophyta›Magnoliopsida›Rosales›Moraceae
A fast, clinging creeper for ripariums/paludariums — roots in the tank water and spreads over hardscape, taking up nitrate as it goes. Low-to-bright indirect light; roots readily with foliage emersed.
Grown with its roots in the tank water and its leaves in the air: a living nitrate filter, not a submerged aquarium plant. Give it bright indirect light; no aquarium CO₂ or substrate needed.
Milky sap is a mild skin/mouth irritant — keep cut foliage away from plant-grazing fish; the submerged roots are fine.
Where it's from
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Laos and 5 more
Recorded as introduced in Alabama, Andaman Is., Assam, Azores and 29 more places
At a glance
- Light
- Low to bright indirect
- Growth
- Fast
- Placement
- Emersed — roots in water, leaves in air
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Legality
No state or federal restrictions on record.
Not legal advice, and possibly incomplete or out of date. Rules vary by state and change over time; check with your state wildlife or agriculture agency before buying, keeping or shipping it.
The care information here is written with AI help, so it can contain mistakes. Spot one? Tell us and we'll fix it. Native range: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) (CC BY 4.0).
At a glance
- Light
- Low to bright indirect
- Growth
- Fast
- Placement
- Emersed — roots in water, leaves in air
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