OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 7 taxa in the family Annonaceae, Pawpaw family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Small-flowered Pawpaw, Small-fruited Pawpaw, Dwarf Pawpaw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asimina parviflora   FAMILY: Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asimina parviflora   FAMILY: Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asimina parviflora 081-01-001   FAMILY: Annonaceae

 

Habitat: Sandy or rocky, dry to fairly moist forests

Common (rare in Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Hybrid Pawpaw

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(?) INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asimina parviflora 081-01-001 & 002   FAMILY: Annonaceae

 

Native

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Common Pawpaw, Indian-banana

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asimina triloba   FAMILY: Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asimina triloba   FAMILY: Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asimina triloba 081-01-002   FAMILY: Annonaceae

 

Habitat: Alluvial forests, other moist, nutrient-rich forests

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Slimleaf Pawpaw

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Asimina angustifolia   FAMILY: Annonaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Asimina angustifolia   FAMILY: Annonaceae

 

Habitat: Dry pinelands, dry maritime forests

Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Slimleaf Pawpaw

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Asimina spatulata   FAMILY: Annonaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Asimina angustifolia   FAMILY: Annonaceae

 

Habitat: Dry pinelands

Uncommon

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Flag Pawpaw, Polecat Bush, Woolly Pawpaw

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Asimina incana   FAMILY: Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asimina incana   FAMILY: Annonaceae

 

Habitat: Dry pinelands

Uncommon

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Netleaf Pawpaw

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Asimina reticulata   FAMILY: Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asimina reticulata   FAMILY: Annonaceae

 

Habitat: Wet flatwoods, pine savannas, sandhills, dry flatwoods, wiregrass prairies, and low scrub

Historically in GA, but not recently seen

Native to Georgia

 


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