Asimina pygmaea (W. Bartram) Dunal. Common name: Dwarf Pawpaw, Gopherberry. Habitat: Pine flatwoods, wet savannas. Distribution: 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, POWO, S13, Godfrey (1988), Kral (1960); = Annona pygmaea Bartram = Asimina pygmea — Fl2, K4, NS, WH3, DeLaney (2010a), Wilbur (1970a), orthographic variant; = Pityothamnus pygmeus (W.Bartram) Small — S. Basionym: Annona pygmaea Bartram 1791
Links to other floras: = Asimina pygmaea - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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