Asimina pygmea
dwarf pawpaw, gopherberry
Annonaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
difficult to establish because of long taproot.
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host to the Zebra Swallowtail butterfly ( Eurytides marcellus )and pawpaw sphinx ( Dolba hyloeus ). Pollinated by flies and beetles.
Birds and small wildlife consume the fruit.
The fruit of dwarf pawpaw is sometimes called gopherberry because the fruit is eaten by gopher tortoises.
Native Habitats:
