Smallflower Pawpaw

Asimina parviflora
Español: Jícama
Small tree appropriate to moist areas.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Wildlife

Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.

Habitat

Floodplains.

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
  • Larval host for zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) and pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus).
  • Pollinated by flies and beetles.