Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asimina parviflora
FAMILY
Annonaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Asimina from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asimina parviflora
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Asimina parviflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 081-01-001:
Asimina parviflora FAMILY Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asimina parviflora
COMMON NAME:
Small-flowered Pawpaw, Small-fruited Pawpaw, Dwarf Pawpaw
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_aspa18_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm090321_235
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230328_2104
March Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm110415_439
April Carroll County GA
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JK Marlow jkm110415_470
April Carroll County GA
Flowers 1-2cm wide, appearing before or with the leaves in early spring, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm130407_046
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6707
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmaarviflora_and
April Anderson County SC
Flies are the principal pollinators, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Ron Lance rwl141_a
June
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JK Marlow jkm0507o_06
July Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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JK Marlow jkm140718_914
July Spartanburg County SC
Fruit a hard-pulpy berry, oblong, greenish-yellow, aromatic when mature, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140817_820
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210903_3246
September Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow s070920_d
September Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Leaves obovate, acuminate, entire, base cuneate, short-petiolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asimina parviflora
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asimina parviflora
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Asimina parviflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 081-01-001:
Asimina parviflora
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asimina parviflora
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Sandy or rocky, dry to fairly moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 4-7mm long
FLOWER:
Spring
Purplish-brown, burgundy
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6 petals (usually)
Many stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Greenish-yellow
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p310
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p062
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p108
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p055
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p060
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p239
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p028
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p067
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