Sugar Apple

Annona squamosa

Found in disturbed uplands, shell mounds, usually near habitations. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Florida edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Florida. 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 6 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

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What these records mean

16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Annona

Aellopos titanTitan Sphinx
Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
Argyrotaenia amatanaPondapple Leafroller Moth
Cocytius antaeusGiant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchelDuponchel's Sphinx
Eurytides marcellusZebra Swallowtail
Gonodonta nutrixCitrus Fruitpiercer, Citrus Fruit-Piercer
Gonodonta unicaUnica Fruit-Piercer
Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
Omphalocera cariosaMoonseed Webworm

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Orthonama obstipataThe Gem
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Tsinilla lineana

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Annonaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
FL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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