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Asimina reticulata
Asimina reticulata Shuttlw. ex Chapm.
Netted Pawpaw, Woolly Pawpaw, Hairy Pawpaw
Annonaceae (Custard-Apple Family)
Synonym(s): Pityothamnus reticulatus
USDA Symbol: ASRE7
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Oblong
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Apex: Acute
Leaf Base: Cuneate
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , OrangeBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Dec
Bloom Notes: Petals often streaked with darker color.
Distribution
USA: FL , GANative Distribution: Peninsular Florida and in a few areas of far South Georgia near the Florida border.
Native Habitat: Moist sands and sandy peat of pine-palmetto flats, savannas, low fields.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 244 - Acetogenins from seeds of Annona reticulata (1998) F. R. Chang, J. L. Chen, H. F. Chiu, M. J. Wu and ...Reslit 521 - The olfactory component of floral display in Asimina and Deeringothamnus (Annonaceae) (2009) K. R. Goodrich and R. A. Raguso
Reslit 652 - RAPD inheritance and diversity in pawpaw (Asimina triloba) (2000) H. Huang, D. R. Layne and T. L. Kubisiak
Reslit 1010 - Reproductive biology of Deeringothamnus rugelii and D-pulchellus (Annonaceae) (2003) E. M. Norman
Reslit 1448 - Inheritance of AFLP markers and their use for genetic diversity analysis in wild and domesticated pawpaw [Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal] (2005) Y. Wang, G. L. Reighard, D. R. Layne, A. G. Abbott...
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Asimina reticulata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Asimina reticulata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Asimina reticulata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-11-23Research By: DEW