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Also spelled paw paw and paw-paw.
Part of soursop family Annonaceae.
Native to most of eastern 🇺🇸 USA. ▭ 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors). ▭ 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Asimina hosts caterpillars of 11 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
Often grows in clonal colonies [1] —look around for other stems!
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ___ smooth 🌳︎🍃︎ broadleaf branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins thorns pods, w/terminal buds