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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Asimina incana
FAMILY
Annonaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
It is possible that a better division of Asimina would be as done by J.K. Small (1933), with Asimina confined to A. triloba and A. parviflora, and all other species (and including Deeringothamnus), placed in a second genus (Pityothamnus). It is likely that additional taxa will be named. Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asimina incana
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Asimina incana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Asimina incana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Asimina incana
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Asimina incarna
SYNONYMOUS WITH A revision of Asimina and Deeringothamnus (Annonaceae) (Kral, 1960)
Asimina speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pityothamnus incanus
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Asimina incana
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asimina incana
FAMILY
Annonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Asimina incana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Asimina incana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Asimina incana
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Asimina incarna
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A revision of Asimina and Deeringothamnus (Annonaceae) (Kral, 1960)
Asimina speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pityothamnus incanus
3586
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Dry pinelands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 2-6mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to yellowish
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6 petals (usually)
Many stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow-green
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p111
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p068
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