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Common Name: Pawpaw
 
Common Name: Pawpaw
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonym: ''Annona triloba'' Linnaeus [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220001231 The Flora of North America]
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Asimina triloba
Asimina triloba Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Asimina
Species: A. triloba
Binomial name
Asimina triloba
(L.) Dunal
ASIM TRIL dist.jpg
Natural range of Asimina triloba from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name: Pawpaw

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Annona triloba Linnaeus The Flora of North America

Description

A description of Asimina triloba is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species is found in calcareous woodlands on bluffs, middle and lower slopes of mesic wooded bluffs, rich ravines with limestone outcrops, and mesic magnolia-oak-pine woods (FSU Herbarium).

Associated species includes Fagus grandifolia, Hydrongea quercifolia, Dirca palustris,Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnolia grandiflora and others (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, A. Gholson Jr., Travis MacClendon, and Karen MacClendon. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Gadsden, and Jackson.