Fig

Do not confuse edible fig (Ficus carica) with ornamental Ficus houseplants like Weeping Fig (which ASPCA's 'Fig' page is actually about) or Indian Rubber Plant (the same ASPCA entry, not a separate one) -- those are different species from the edible fig this guide covers. ASPCA's documented ingestion/GI-irritation risk is for that related ornamental, Ficus benjamina, a same-genus relative, not this species directly. Separately, NC State confirms a sap-contact phototoxic skin reaction specific to edible fig, Ficus carica: furanocoumarins in the white milky sap, which cause phytophotodermatitis only with both sap contact AND sun/UV exposure. The ripe edible fruit itself is a normal food crop; the hazard is centered on the plant's sap.