Ficus carica is an Asian species of flowering plants within the Moraceae, referred to as the fig (or just the fig). It is the source of the fruit also called the fig and intrinsically is a crucial crop in those areas where it's grown commercially. Native to the center East and western Asia, it's been sought out and cultivated since past and is now widely grown throughout the planet, both for its fruit and as an ornamental plant. The species has become naturalized in scattered locations in Asia and North America. Ficus carica is a gynodioecious, deciduous tree or large shrub that grows up to 7–10 meters (23–33 ft) tall, with smooth white bark. Its fragrant leaves are 12–25 centimeters (4.7–9.8 in) long and 10–18 centimeters (3.9–7.1 in) wide and are deeply lobed (three or five lobes).