North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Annonaceae

Dwarf Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora) Dwarf Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora)
Pender Co., NC
23 Apr 2006

Dwarf Pawpaw is a small shrub that flowers in the spring and is a caterpillar host plant for Zebra Swallowtails.

Dwarf Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora) Dwarf Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora)
Pender Co., NC
23 Apr 2006

Dwarf Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora) Dwarf Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora)
Pender Co., NC
23 Apr 2006

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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