Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asimina incana
FAMILY
Annonaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asimina incana
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Asimina incana
COMMON NAME:
Flag Pawpaw, Polecat Bush, Woolly Pawpaw
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asimina_incana
July
Newly emerged lvs densely tomentose w pale pubescence; mature lvs medium green, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asimina_incana_2
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asimina_incarna
July
Berries unevenly oblong-cylindric, pulpy, yellow-green, to 8 cm, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asimina incana
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asimina incana
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Asimina incana
3586
Shrub
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Uncommon
Look for it in dry pinelands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 2-6mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to yellowish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6 petals (usually)
Many stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow-green
Berry
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