Asimina angustifolia
| Asimina angustifolia | |
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Asimina |
| Species: | A. angustifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Asimina angustifolia Raf. | |
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| Natural range of Asimina angustifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: Slimleaf Pawpaw
Synonym names: A. longifolia Kral var. longifolia; Pityothamnus angustifolius (Raf.) Small
Distribution
It is found in southeastern Georgia to central peninsular of Florida to the west towards the Suwannee River (Weakley 2015).
Ecology
Habitat
Growing in what was previously upland sandhill longleaf pine- wiregrass ecosystem. [1] In Heuberger’s study, they observed Asiminia in burned and in unburned patches. Frequently burned longleaf pine-wiregrass uplands (Ultisols) and longleaf wiregrass sandhills (Entisols) in north Florida and southern Georgia. Asimina angustifolia is predominately in the native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007). It is found in dry, well drained pinelands (Weakley 2015) and sandhills, flatwoods, and scrub habitats in partial shade (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011, FSU Herbarium). This species has also been found to be growing along roadsides (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
This species has been seen in burned and fire excluded areas (FSU Herbarium). Resprouts and flowers within two months of burning. KMR
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Requires frequent fire and protection from soil disturbance.
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: L. C. Anderson, R. K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, A. Schmidt, and Robert S. Blaisdell.
States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Lafayette, Leon, and Wakulla. Georgia: Baker and Thomas.
Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 134.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Third edition. 2011. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 258. Print.
- ↑ Heuberger, K. A. and F. E. Putz (2003). "Fire in the suburbs: ecological impacts of prescribed fire in small remnants of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) sandhill." Restoration Ecology 11: 72-81.
