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Dwarf Pawpaw

Asimina parviflora

Found in sandy or rocky, dry to fairly moist forests. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
3–12 feet
Spread
2–6 feet
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist

Space about 4 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 6 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Woody perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
Spring
Fruiting season
July to September

Recorded in 5 Virginia counties and cities.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Moist forests

Shortia beneath rhododendrons in mountain woodland
Regional / representative. Shown: Mountains of North and South Carolina; exact site not identified, a neighboring state.Shortia beneath rhododendrons in mountain woodland, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 145 animals.

All wildlife of Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · 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
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
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 claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Annonaceae
Hardiness
Zones 7a–10b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Brown/copper or purple
Fruit begins
July
Fruit ends
September

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

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Virginia rankS3
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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