Annonaceae

Small-flower pawpaw

Asimina parviflora (Michx.) Dunal

Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Asimina

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Small-flower pawpaw: Asimina parviflora, pawpaw, flower — Photo: Brucewinter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Small-flower pawpaw, Smallflower pawpaw, Dwarf pawpaw

Synonyms

Orchidocarpum parviflorum Michx.
Porcelia parviflora (Michx.) Pers.
Uvaria parviflora (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 830 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Brucewinter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brucewinter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brucewinter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brucewinter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.