Good morning everybody. I hope you are well. I’ve been wo...
Good morning everybody. I hope you are well. I’ve been working out in my garden this morning and checking out some locations for a new birdfeeder. While doing that I discovered this plant growing. I checked it out on several apps and it says it is a dwarf pawpaw bush. I looked it up. It is a native to Florida and it grows in one county in Georgia, which is Camden County. In Georgia, it is considered to be critically imperiled 🤔 and only grows a few counties here. Here’s some information if you’re interested. 🧑🌾🌼Overview of Asimina pygmaea (dwarf pawpaw)
Asimina pygmaea, commonly known as the dwarf pawpaw, is a species within the pawpaw family. While it produces flowers that can attract certain insects, it is not specifically recognized as a dedicated pollinator plant.
Pollination Characteristics
flowering and insect Attraction
flower Production: Asimina pygmaea produces flowers that may attract insects for pollination.
Pollination Challenges: Like many pawpaw species, it faces challenges with limited fruit set due to pollination issues.
General Pollination Issues in Pawpaws
Self-Incompatibility: Many pawpaw species, including Asimina pygmaea, are likely self-incompatible, which means they require cross-pollination from other plants to set fruit effectively.
Limited Pollinators: The flowers often attract specific insects, but the overall number of effective pollinators can be low, impacting fruit production.
In summary, while Asimina pygmaea can attract some pollinators, it is not primarily classified as a pollinator plant due to its limited fruit set and the challenges it faces in effective pollination. Good morning everyone. Here’s a photo I took this morning of the hummingbird had my hummingbird feeder. Keeping with the intention of this site I hung the feeder near a live oak tree. Bob 🧑🌾 #baldcypress #floridanativeplants #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #OutdoorGrowing #TheWateringHole @HFplantoasis @HummingbirdMint @Idplantthat @ILoveMyPlants @Jadedbelle @Jujube @Luckeecharm1 @ModestCoconut13 @Ms.Persnickety @newplantgirlies @Preciousplants1 @princesspitstop @QuickKalopanax @sarah10orio @Shells_Garden @SillyPlantGirl @SizableSuncup20 @smushface @SolaceInSunshine @RefinedSandwort @Ponytailmom @Blhagmaier @BigPetunia80 @BEsucculent @UnbeatenSoybean @TopCoriander6 @stephongreg @ILoveMyPlants @SpyderLily @Ms.Persnickety @CutePolypremum @DreamMachine @ILoveMyPlants @MariansOasis @SillyPlantGirl @Tiffanypickles @4eva @ @NOLAPhoenix @Devsleafypals #Greggang #TheWateringHole
Asimina pygmaea, commonly known as the dwarf pawpaw, is a species within the pawpaw family. While it produces flowers that can attract certain insects, it is not specifically recognized as a dedicated pollinator plant.
Pollination Characteristics
flowering and insect Attraction
flower Production: Asimina pygmaea produces flowers that may attract insects for pollination.
Pollination Challenges: Like many pawpaw species, it faces challenges with limited fruit set due to pollination issues.
General Pollination Issues in Pawpaws
Self-Incompatibility: Many pawpaw species, including Asimina pygmaea, are likely self-incompatible, which means they require cross-pollination from other plants to set fruit effectively.
Limited Pollinators: The flowers often attract specific insects, but the overall number of effective pollinators can be low, impacting fruit production.
In summary, while Asimina pygmaea can attract some pollinators, it is not primarily classified as a pollinator plant due to its limited fruit set and the challenges it faces in effective pollination. Good morning everyone. Here’s a photo I took this morning of the hummingbird had my hummingbird feeder. Keeping with the intention of this site I hung the feeder near a live oak tree. Bob 🧑🌾 #baldcypress #floridanativeplants #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #OutdoorGrowing #TheWateringHole @HFplantoasis @HummingbirdMint @Idplantthat @ILoveMyPlants @Jadedbelle @Jujube @Luckeecharm1 @ModestCoconut13 @Ms.Persnickety @newplantgirlies @Preciousplants1 @princesspitstop @QuickKalopanax @sarah10orio @Shells_Garden @SillyPlantGirl @SizableSuncup20 @smushface @SolaceInSunshine @RefinedSandwort @Ponytailmom @Blhagmaier @BigPetunia80 @BEsucculent @UnbeatenSoybean @TopCoriander6 @stephongreg @ILoveMyPlants @SpyderLily @Ms.Persnickety @CutePolypremum @DreamMachine @ILoveMyPlants @MariansOasis @SillyPlantGirl @Tiffanypickles @4eva @ @NOLAPhoenix @Devsleafypals #Greggang #TheWateringHole
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Interesting… American pawpaw used to grow wild everywhere in the east from FL to Canada, and I’ve always wanted to try it but never gotten my hands on it (the fruit is too delicate to be a viable commercial crop). Heads up if you do manage to try some, ripe pawpaw does contain a small amount of a neurotoxin so it’s a thing that you should eat sparingly/infrequently (like one fruit once in a while, similar to starfruit — though the toxin in starfruit is different). The unripe fruit is not edible at all (has latex sap or something and will make you sick).
I can’t find anything about the dwarf bush being critically imperiled though, and on iNaturalist it looks like it is pretty widely found in FL?
I can’t find anything about the dwarf bush being critically imperiled though, and on iNaturalist it looks like it is pretty widely found in FL?
How neat! I took one glance at your photo and thought, “that looks like a pawpaw but not quite…” and it turns out it is like my pawpaws but not quite!