Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

smallflower pawpaw

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Asimina parviflora

Family:

Annonaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

to 15 ft tall by to 10 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

red,purple

Fruit Color:

green,brown,NA

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms early spring. Fruits ripen in late spring-summer.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small tree appropriate to moist areas.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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, Loam

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) and pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus).





Pollinated by flies and beetles.

Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.

Native Habitats:

Floodplains.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Edible fruit.

General Comments: