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Asimina obovata (Willd.) Nash
Flag pawpaw, Bigflower pawpaw

Asimina obovata
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Annonaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Rare

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Possibly Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 215-216) based on one occurrence at Jonathan Dickinson State Park where it was last observed in 1997. Using updated NatureServe criteria, we have reranked this species as possibly extirpated in 2025.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Asimina obovata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Asimina obovata has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Dolphin Center and Dolphin Center Addition Recorded as Present in Error
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Reported

Asimina obovata has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Glades County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Miami-Dade County Recorded as Present in Error

Asimina obovata has been found in the following habitat :
Scrub

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Asimina obovata
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Asimina obovata
Copyright by: Robert Gundy
Asimina obovata
Copyright by: Robert Gundy
Asimina obovata
Copyright by: Robert Gundy