NameThatPlant.net: Asimina incana

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asimina incana FAMILY Annonaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asimina incana FAMILY Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Asimina incana

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)

Asimina incarna

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Pityothamnus incanus

COMMON NAME:
Flag Pawpaw, Polecat Bush, Woolly Pawpaw

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image of Asimina incana, Flag Pawpaw, Polecat Bush, Woolly Pawpaw

Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asimina_incana

July

Newly emerged lvs densely tomentose w pale pubescence; mature lvs medium green, per Weakley's Flora.

Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asimina_incana_2

July

Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asimina_incarna

July

Berries unevenly oblong-cylindric, pulpy, yellow-green, to 8 cm, per Flora of North America.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asimina incana FAMILY Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asimina incana FAMILY Annonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Asimina incana

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Asimina incarna

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pityothamnus incanus

3586

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Dry pinelands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Uncommon

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 2-6mm long

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to yellowish
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6 petals (usually)
Many stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow-green
Berry

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p068

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