Asimina pygmaea (W. Bartram) Dunal. Dwarf Pawpaw. Hab: Pine flatwoods, wet savannas. Dist: Se. GA south to s. peninsular FL (Collier County).
ID notes: Asimina pygmaea is a dwarf shrub 2-3 dm tall of pine flatwoods, occupying wetter sites than the other ‘pineland pawpaws’.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Apparently forming sterile hybrids with Deeringothamnus rugelii.
Synonymy: = FNA3, GW2, S13, Godfrey (1988), Kral (1960); = Asimina pygmea – Fl2, K1, K3, K4, WH3, DeLaney (2010a), Wilbur (1970a), orthographic variant; = Pityothamnus pygmeus (W.Bartram) Small – S
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ?: 8
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© Alan Cressler: Asimina pygmea, Withlacoochee State Forest, Citrus County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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