Slim Leaf Pawpaw
Asimina spatulata
Found in dry pinelands. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you
Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?
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At a glance
Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom
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Recorded in 5 Alabama counties.
Who uses this plant?
15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL
Genus host records with ranges including AL · Asimina
- Eurytides marcellusZebra Swallowtail
- Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
- Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-Crested Slug
- Agrius cingulataPink-Spotted Hawkmoth, Sweet Potatoe Caterpillar
- Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
- Choristoneura obsoletanaObsolete Leafroller
- Dolba hyloeusPawpaw Sphinx
- Epimecis hortariaTulip-Tree Beauty
- Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
- Omphalocera cariosaMoonseed Webworm
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- Omphalocera munroeiAsimina Webworm
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Parasa indeterminaStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, Rose Slug Caterpillar
- Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
- Talponia plummerianaPawpaw Peduncle Borer, Speckled Talponia
3BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Asimina
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimNo records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Plant details
- Family
- Annonaceae
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Alabama rank | SNR |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| AL status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Alabama Plant Atlas
- FloraQuest: South Central (Weakley), phone app (app page)
- FloraQuest: Florida (Weakley), phone app (app page)
- NatureServe Explorer
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications