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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies
  6. Ebony, Persimmon, and Allies
  7. Starapples

genus

Starapples

Diospyros

Traits
Includes
3 native 3 introduced 7 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children 24 of 33

  • American Persimmon native
  • Texas Persimmon native
  • Japanese Persimmon present
  • Bluebush present
  • Bladder Nut
  • Butter Fruit present
  • Cape Starapple
  • Jackalberry
  • Firesticks
  • Date Plum present
  • Diospyros ferrea present
  • Black Sapote present
  • Yellow Persimmon
  • Hairy Star-Apple
  • Broadleaf Ebony present
  • Lama native
  • Diospyros japonica present
  • Riber Ebony
  • Bombay Ebony
  • Willow Leaf Persimmon
  • Green Ebony Persimmon
  • Nanyu Persimmon
  • Diamond-leaf Persimmon present
  • Small-leaved Jackal-berry

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native starapples All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • American Persimmon Diospyros virginiana caterpillars 33 hosts 2 food 19 flowers 45 shelter 2
  • Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana caterpillars 5 hosts 1 food 4 flowers 1
  • Lama Diospyros sandwicensis caterpillars 1 food 3
  • Diospyros hillebrandii caterpillars 1

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