Deeringothamnus rugelii (B.L. Robinson) Small. Common name: Yellow Squirrel-banana, Rugel’s Pawpaw. Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods. Distribution: Endemic to Volusia County, FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: This species apparently forms sterile hybrids with Asimina pygmaea.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA3, K4, NS, S; = Asimina rugelii B.L.Rob. — POWO, S13, Wilbur (1970a); = Deeringothamnus rugelii (B.L.Rob.) Small var. rugelii — Fl2, WH3. Basionym: Asimina rugelii B.L.Rob. 1897
Links to other floras: = Deeringothamnus rugelii - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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