genus
Pawpaws
Asimina
Field notes
Children
- Common Pawpaw native
- Netted Pawpaw native
- Small-Flower Pawpaw native
- Flag-pawpaw native
- Slimleaf Pawpaw native
- Woolly Pawpaw native
- Dwarf Pawpaw native
- Asimina × piedmontana
- Four-petal Pawpaw native
- Manasota Pawpaw native
- Asimina × nashii
- Asimina × colorata
- Asimina × kralii
- Asimina × oboreticulata
- Asimina × bethanyensis
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native pawpaws All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
caterpillars
11
food
8
flowers
57
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Netted Pawpaw
Asimina reticulata
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
4
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Slimleaf Pawpaw
Asimina angustifolia
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
1
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Small-Flower Pawpaw
Asimina parviflora
caterpillars
4
food
2
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Flag-pawpaw
Asimina obovata
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
2
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Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
1
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Dwarf Pawpaw
Asimina pygmaea
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
1
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Four-petal Pawpaw
Asimina tetramera
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Manasota Pawpaw
Asimina manasota