Ficus Carica Common Fig
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Ficus Carica Common Fig
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Ficus carica is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ficus, from the family Moraceae, known as the common fig (or just the fig). It is the source of the fruit also called the fig, and as such is an important crop in those areas where it is grown commercially. Native to the Middle East and western Asia, it has been sought out and cultivated since ancient times, and is now widely grown throughout the temperate world, both for its fruit and as an ornamental plant.The edible fig is one of the first plants that was cultivated by humans. Nine subfossil figs of a parthenocarpic (and therefore sterile) type dating to about 9400 to 9200 BC were found in the early Neolithic village Gilgal I (in the Jordan Valley, 13 km north of Jericho). The find predates the domestication of wheat, barley, and legumes, and may thus be the first known instance of agriculture. It is proposed that this sterile but gustatively desirable type was planted and cultivated intentionally, one thousand years before the next crops were domesticated (wheat and rye).
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Comments (23)
Roberta Byram
I have never seen a fig! They are quite lovely!
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Roberta - I hope you get to taste a fresh one someday...yummy!
Maria Hunt
I just love the simplicity of this, Venetia. Congratulations on your Feature in ALL Stars. F/L
Louise Hill
Well composed, I like this very much!! f/l
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Louise - liked the reflections and the colors which are a bit different for me.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"