Characteristics
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
pawpaw
Native in alluvial soils in floodplain forests and rich bottomlands of western New York. It is also cultivated and may persist and perhaps occasionally naturalize.
Tree, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
5
As a native tree/shrub, this species is rare in New York. It is also cultivated and can persist and perhaps naturalize from plantings. Its native range in New York is western New York.
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Native
Threatened-State
FACU+, FAC (NWPL)
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
S2 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
Mitchell and Beal 1997.
Classification
Citation
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.