Which Figs Are Not Edible

cycle is typified in the caprifig (Ficus carica sylvestris), a wild, inedible fig. Wasps mature from eggs deposited inside the flowering structure of the fig, called the syconium, which looks very much like a fruit.

Are some figs poisonous?

Ficus carica – Common figClade:RosidsOrder:RosalesFamily:MoraceaeGenus:Ficus

Can you eat a wild fig?

The figs are edible, but are small and insipid tasting, and probably only eaten when food is very scarce. They can also be made into jam. When eating wild figs, always break them open first to discover how many wasps or wasp larvae you will be eating too.