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Common pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo by Doren B
Published on Project Noah
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39.1147, -77.5084

Field Notes

Description:

Flower with six petals and three sepals, approximately 40 mm wide.

Habitat:

This was a mixed hardwood forest and the plant was located slightly above a riparian floodplain.

Notes:

The flower of this tree/shrub appears only briefly and it does not have a brilliant color so it is often overlooked.

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Asimina triloba

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