Flora of New York/Nymphaeales & magnoliids

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basal angiosperms & magnolids introduction

This page is the start of the angiosperms or flowering plants, which comprise the bulk of this guide. It starts with the order Nymphaeales and continues with the three orders of the Magnoliidae that are found in New York.

Aristolochia s.l. is here seaprated into 3 genera (Endodeca, Isotrema, and Aristolochia s.s.), in agreement with the New York Flora Atlas. Lauraceae clades are based on Chanderbali et al. (2001). angiosperms   Amborellales—Amborellaceae       Nymphaeales   Hydatellaceae     Cabombaceae   Brasenia schreberi (watershield)       Cabomba caroliniana (fanwort)       Nymphaeaceae   Nupharoideae—Nuphar spp. (4 pond lilies)     Nymphaeoideae—Nymphaea odorata subspp. (2 water lilies)                Austrobaileyales—Austrobaileyaceae           Canellales   Canellaceae     Winteraceae         Piperales   Aristolochiaceae   Asaroideae   Asarum canadense (wild ginger)     Hexastylis shuttleworthii (large-flowered heartleaf)         Aristolochioideae     Endodeca serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot)       Isotrema macrophyllum (Dutchman's-pipe)     Isotrema tomentosum (woolly Dutchman's-pipe)          Aristolochia clematitis (birthwort)               Piperaceae     Saururaceae—Saururus cernuus (lizard’s tail)             Laurales   Calycanthaceae—Calycanthus floridus (eastern sweetshrub)     Lauraceae     Lindera benzoin (northern spicebush)     Sassafras albidum (sassafras)       Persea americana (avocado)         Magnoliales   Magnoliaceae     Magnolia acuminata (cucumber tree)       Magnolia virginiana (northern sweetbay)     Magnolia spp. (3 introduced southern magnolias)         Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree)         Annonaceae—Annonoideae—Asimina triloba (pawpaw)           Chloranthales (none)       monocots       Ceratophyllales     eudicots               basal angiosperms (ANA grade) magnolids

Clade	Order	Family	Subfamily	Genus	Common name(s)	#
basal angiosperms	Nymphaeales	Cabombaceae	—	Brasenia	water-shield, wendock	1
				Cabomba	fanwort, watershield	1
		Nymphaeaceae	Nupharoideae	Nuphar	yellow pond lily, spatterdock	4
			Nymphaeoideae	Nymphaea	white waterlily	2
magnoliids	Piperales	Aristolochiaceae	Asaroideae	Asarum	wild ginger	1
				Hexastylis	heartleaf	1
			Aristolochioideae	Endodeca	snakeroot, serpentary	1
				Isotrema	dutchman's pipe, pipevine	2
				Aristolochia	birthwort, heartwort	1
		Saururaceae	—	Saururus	lizard's tail, water-dragon, swamp root	1
	Laurales	Calycanthaceae	—	Calycanthus	sweet-shrub, strawberry bush	2
		Lauraceae	—	Lindera	spicebush	1
				Sassafras	sassafras, ague tree, mitten tree	1
				Persea	avocado	1
	Magnoliales	Magnoliaceae	—	Magnolia	magnolia, cucumber tree, sweet-bay	5
				Liriodendron	tulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar	1
		Annonaceae	Annonoideae	Asimina	pawpaw, dog banana, Indian banana	1

Order Nymphaeales

The order Nymphaeales contains the aquatic flowering plant families Hydatellaceae, Cabombaceae, and Nymphaeaceae. Only the latter two have taxa found outside of cultivation in New York. Aside from Amborella, a shrub endemic to New Caledonia, the Nymphaeales are considered to be the oldest lineage of angiosperms. Most estimates put the age of the Nymphaeales at well over 100 million years.

Family Cabombaceae

Two Cabombaceae (water-shield family) species are found in New York. One, Cabomba caroliniana, is rare in most of the state but has the potential to be a highly invasive exotic plant.

Brasenia

The only extant species of Brasenia (B. schreberi) is native to New York, as well as much of the rest of the world.

Nymphaeales — Cabombaceae — Brasenia
Brasenia	Brasenia	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Brasenia schreberi  J.F.Gmel. 1791. Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel. 1803. Hydropeltis purpurea Michx. 1814. Brasenia peltata Pursh 1862. Cabomba peltata F.Muell. nom. illeg. 1890. Brasenia purpurea Casp.	Water-shield, Watershield, Schreber's watershield, Purple wen-dock, Water-target Brasénie de Schreber	Native, CoC: 8, Secure OBL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies

Cabomba

Cabomba caroliniana Although native to the southeastern United States, Cabomba caroliniana (Carolina fanwort) is considered to be an alien invasive plant in the Northwest and Northeast, including New York, where it is listed as highly invasive.

Nymphaeales — Cabombaceae — Cabomba
Cabomba	Fanwort	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Cabomba caroliniana  A.Gray 1821. Cabomba aquatica DC. 1830. C. pinnata (Pursh) Schult.& Schult.f. 1837. C. caroliniana A.Gray 1841. Nectris caroliniana (A. Gray) Steud. 1880. C. australis Speg. 1903. C. caroliniana var. pulcherrima 1953. C. pulcherrima (R.M.Harper) Fassett	Fanwort, Carolina fanwort, Purple fanwort, Carolina watershield, Green cabomba Cabomba de Caroline	Introduced from  southeast US,  South America, Highly invasive,  NYIS: 72%, Prohibited			NYFA-X USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies

Family Nymphaeaceae

Six Nymphaeaceae (water-lily family) taxa in two genera are found in New York. All are native to the region and appear to be fairly secure.

Subfamily Nupharoideae

Nuphar

Nymphaeales — Nymphaeaceae — Nupharoideae — Nuphar
Nuphar Sm. sect. Astylus	Pond-lily	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Nuphar variegata  Durand 1956. Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata 1866. Nuphar variegata Durand 1912. Nymphaea fraterna G.S.Mill.& Standl. 1912. Nymphaea americana G.S.Mill.& Standl. 1931. Nuphar fraterna (G.S.Mill. & Standl.) Standl.	Common yellow pond-lily, Common spatter-dock, Common cow-lily, Variegated yellow pond-lily, Northern yellow pond-lily, Bullhead yellow pond-lily Grand nénuphar jaune	Native, CoC: 3, Secure OBL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN FNA BONAP Images Wikispecies
Nuphar advena  (Aiton) W.T.Aiton ssp. advena     Nuphar lutea ssp. advena     Nymphaea advena Aiton	Broad-leaved yellow pond-lily, Immigrant pond-lily, Broad-leaved yellow cow-lily, Broad-leaved spatterdock, Broad-leaved bull-head lily Nénuphar à feuilles émergentes, Nénutar à feuilles émergentes	Native, CoC: 4, Secure OBL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN BONAP Images Wikispecies
Nuphar Sm. sect. Nuphar	Pond-lily	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Nuphar microphylla (Pers.) Fernald     Nuphar pumila (Timm) DC.     Nuphar lutea ssp. pumila     Nuphar microphylla (Pers.) Fernald     Nuphar minima (Willd.) Sm.	Small yellow pond-lily, Small yellow cow-lily, Dwarf spatterdock	Native, CoC: 10, Secure OBL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany BONAP Images Wikispecies
Nuphar × rubrodisca   Nuphar microphylla ×   Nuphar variegata 1886. Nuphar rubrodisca Morong 1994. Nuphar lutea ssp. rubrodisca	Red-disked yellow pond-lily, Red-disked spatter-dock, Peck's yellow pond-lily, Hybrid of  small yellow pond-lily &  common yellow pond-lily	Native, Likely secure OBL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-3-5 USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN BONAP Images Wikispecies
Nuphar Sm. (excluded species)	Pond-lily	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Nuphar polysepala × variegata   Nuphar polysepala ×   Nuphar variegata	Hybrid of  small yellow pond-lily &  common yellow pond-lily	N. America native, N.Y. excluded			NYFA-Excluded Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Nymphaeoideae

Nymphaea

Nymphaeales — Nymphaeaceae — Nymphaeoideae — Nymphaea
Nymphaea	Waterlily	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata 1789. Nymphaea odorata Aiton 1806. Castalia odorata (Aiton) Wood	White water-lily, American white water-lily, Fragrant water-lily, Sweet-scented white water-lily, Pond-lily, Great white water-lily Nymphéa odorant	Native, CoC: 4, Secure OBL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-N VASCAN ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies
Nymphaea odorata  Aiton ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma & Hellq. 1865. Nymphaea tuberosa Paine 1888. Castalia tuberosa (Paine) Greene 1966. Nymphaea odorata var. maxima 1994. Nymphaea odorata ssp. tuberosa	Tuberous white water-lily, Large white water-lily, American white waterlily Nymphéa tubéreux, Lis d'eau, Nénuphar blanc, Nymphée tubéreuse	Native, CoC: 5, Likely secure OBL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5? USDA-N VASCAN ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies

Order Piperales

The order Piperales

Family Aristolochiaceae

The Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family)

Subfamily Asaroideae

Asarum

Asarum canadense Wild ginger Although wild ginger (Asarum canadense) has some similarities to Zingiber officinale (true ginger), it is at least somewhat toxic and is not appropriate for use as a food additive.

Piperales — Aristolochiaceae — Asaroideae — Asarum
Asarum	Wild ginger	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Asarum canadense  L. 1753. Asarum canadense L. 1897. A. canadense var. acuminatum 1897. A. reflexum var. ambiguum 1898. A. acuminatum (Ashe) E.P.Bicknell 1898. A. reflexum E.P.Bicknell 1907. A. ambiguum (E.P.Bicknell) Daniels	Canada wild ginger, Canadian wildginger, Wild ginger, Asarabacca Asaret du Canada, Asaret gingembre, Gingembre sauvage	Native, CoC: 8, Secure FACU-UPL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies

Hexastylis

Piperales — Aristolochiaceae — Asaroideae — Hexastylis
Hexastylis Raf.	Heartleaf	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	0 NPT
Hexastylis shuttleworthii (Britten & Baker f.) Small var. shuttleworthii 1898. Asarum shuttleworthii Britten & Baker f. 1903. Hexastylis shuttleworthii Small	Large-flowered heartleaf, Largeflower heartleaf	Introduced from  US South, US South native, Not naturalized FACU			NYFA-m USDA-N0 FNA Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Aristolochioideae

Subfamily Aristolochioideae. Aristolochia s.l. is here seaprated into 3 genera (Endodeca, Isotrema, and Aristolochia s.s.), in agreement with the New York Flora Atlas.

Endodeca

Endodeca serpentaria Virginia snakeroot (Endodeca serpentaria or Aristolochia serpentaria is primarily a southern species and only found in the southeastern part of New York State where it is considered to be threatened (S2).

Piperales — Aristolochiaceae — Aristolochioideae — Endodeca
Endodeca Raf.	Snakeroot	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Endodeca serpentaria  (L.) Raf. 1753. Aristolochia serpentaria L. 1818. Aristolochia hastata Nutt. 1828. Endodeca serpentaria (L.) Raf. 1836. Pistolochia serpentaria (L.) Raf. 1894. Aristolochia nashii Kearney 1897. Aristolochia convolvulacea Small	Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentary, Virginia dutchmanspipe, Snakeroot, Serpentary	Native, CoC: 8, Threatened, S2, G4, NYNHP: 1 UPL Perennial, Herb-forb, Shade		Bronx, Nassau, New York, Orange, Richmond, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester	NYFA-2 USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP IPN LBJ Images Wikispecies Note:

Isotrema

Isotrema macrophyllum

Piperales — Aristolochiaceae — Aristolochioideae — Isotrema
Isotrema Raf.	Pipevine	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Isotrema macrophyllum (Lam.) C.F. Reed 1783. Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. 1822. Hocquartia macrophylla Dumort. 1965. Isotrema macrophyllum (Lam.) C.F.Reed  auct. Aristolochia durior non. Hill	Dutchman's-pipe, Largeleaf dutchman's-pipe, Pipevine Aristoloche à   grandes feuilles	Introduced from  PA to GA, US South native		Bronx, Madison, Orange, Putnam, Saratoga, Suffolk	NYFA-X USDA-N Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies Note:
Isotrema tomentosum (Sims) H.Huber 1811. Aristolochia tomentosa Sims 1960. Isotrema tomentosum H.Huber	Woolly Dutchman's-pipe, Wooly pipevine, Common Dutchman's-pipe	Introduced from  south-central US, US South native, Impersistent FAC		Erie, Saratoga	NYFA-Xm USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies Note:

Aristolochia

Members of the genus Aristolochia, Aristolochia clematitis in paricular, have been used as medicinal plants since ancient times, but have been shown to be both carcinogenic and toxic to the kidneys.

Piperales — Aristolochiaceae — Aristolochioideae — Aristolochia
Aristolochia	Birthwort	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Aristolochia clematitis  L. 1753. Aristolochia clematitis L.	Birthwort, Creeping birthwort, Heartwort, Asarabacca Aristoloche clématite, Sarrasine	Introduced from  Eurasia, Naturalized Perennial, Herb-vine			NYFA-X USDA-XX Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Family Saururaceae

The Saururaceae (lizard's tail family) world-wide contains only about seven species in four genera. Two of these plants are native to North America, and one is native to New York. The other North American family member (Anemopsis californica) is a southwestern native.

Saururus

The genus Saururus contains only the two lizard's tail plants Saururus cernuus (native to eastern North America) and Saururus chinensis (native to eastern Asia). Only the North American plant has been found outside of cultivation in North America.

Piperales — Saururaceae — Saururus
Saururus	Lizard's tail	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Saururus cernuus  L. 1753. Saururus cernuus L. non Thunb. 1784	Lizard's tail, Water-dragon, Swamp root, Swamp lily Saurure penché, Lézardelle penchée, Saurure penchée	Native, CoC: 6, Secure OBL Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP IPN LBJ Images Wikispecies

Order Laurales

The order Laurales ...

Family Calycanthaceae

The Calycanthaceae (strawberry-shrub or sweet-shrub family) contains only three small genera worldwide, only one of which is native to North America.

Calycanthus

Calycanthus floridus Calycanthus (sweet-shrub) is endemic to North America and contains about two to four species. Of these, only Calycanthus floridus is found outside of cultivation in New York, but it is thought to have been introduced from farther south. Though naturalization in New York is rare, it can become established and persist in wooded understories.

Laurales — Calycanthaceae — Calycanthoideae
Calycanthus	Sweet-shrub	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Calycanthus floridus  L. 1759. Calycanthus floridus L. 1788. C. fertilis Walter 1840. C. floridus var. glaucus 1840. C. floridus var. laevigatus 1891. Beurera fertilis (Walter) Kuntze 1894. Butneria florida (L.) Kearney 1894. Butneria fertilis  (Walter) Kearney 1894. Buttneria florida (L.) Kearney 1894. Buttneria fertilis  (Walter) Kearney	Sweetshrub, Eastern sweetshrub, Hairy sweetshrub, Smooth sweetshrub, Sweet-shrub, Strawberry bush, Bubby-bush, Spicebush	Introduced from  southeast US,  VA to FL,  TX to NC, US South native, rarely naturalizes FACU Perennial, Shrub, Part shade			NYFA-X USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies

Family Lauraceae

The Lauraceae (laurel family) contains only two species, spicebush and sasafrass, that are native to the State of New York.

Lindera

Lindera benzoin spicebush The genus Lindera is primarily native to eastern Asia. Of its nearly 100 species, only three (northern, southern, and bog spicebush) are native to eastern North America. And of those three species, only northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin), is native as far north as New York.

Laurales — Lauraceae — Cinnamomeae — Lindera
Lindera	Spicebush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Lindera benzoin  (L.) Blume 1753. Laurus benzoin L. 1831. Benzoin odoriferum 1836. Benzoin aestivale Nees 1851. Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume 1939. L. benzoin var. pubescens	Spicebush, Northern spicebush, Benzoin-bush, Benjamin-bush, Fever-bush, Wild allspice Benjoin, Laurier faux-benjoin	Native, CoC: 6, Secure FACW-FAC Perennial, Shrub, Sun - shade			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP IPN LBJ MBG Images Wikispecies

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum Sassafras has only three extant species. Two are native to eastern Asia, and one, Sassafras albidum, is native to much of eastern North Americam including New York.

Laurales — Lauraceae — Cinnamomeae — Sassafras
Sassafras	Sassafras	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Sassafras albidum  (Nutt.) Nees 1753. Laurus sassafras L. 1818. Laurus albida Nutt. 1831. Sassafras officinale Nees & C.H.Eberm. 1836. Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 1891. Sassafras variifolium Kuntze 1936. S. albidum var. molle (Raf.) Fernald	Sassafras, White sassafras, Silky sassafras, Ague tree, Mitten tree Sassafras officinal, Gombo filé	Native, CoC: 4, Secure FACU Perennial, Tree, shrub, Sun - shade			NYFA-N USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP IPN LBJ Images Wikispecies

Persea

Persea americana A specimen of the avocado plant (Persea americana) was collected from a composte pile in Orange County in 1996. As this subtropical species would not be able to naturalize in New York, placing it in the New York Flora was probably an error.

Laurales — Lauraceae — Cinnamomeae — Persea
Persea	Bay	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Persea americana  Mill. 1753. Laurus persea L. 1768. Persea americana Mill. 1892. Persea persea (L.) Cockerell 1950. Persea nubigena L.O.Williams 1953. Persea gigantea L.O.Williams	Avocado Avocatier	Introduced from  Mexico,  Mesoamerica,  Venezuela, Impersistent, Composte-pile waif			NYFA-Xm USDA-X0 ARS-GRIN ITIS Images Wikispecies
Persea (excluded species)	Bay	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Persea borbonia  (L.) Spreng. 1753. Laurus borbonia L. 1803. Laurus caroliniensis Michx. 1825. Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 1836. Persea carolinensis Nees 1838. Tamala borbonia (L.) Raf. 1903. Persea littoralis Small 1913. Tamala littoralis (Small) Small 1922. Borbonia littoralis (Small) House	Redbay, Shorebay	N. America native, southeastern U.S., Excluded			NYFA-Excluded USDA-N0 ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Order Magnoliales

The order Magnoliales Bromhead ...

Family Magnoliaceae

The Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) has traditionally been separated into the two subfamilies Magnolioideae and Liriodendroideae. Magnolioideae contained a number of genera including Magnolia s.s., the largest genus. Liriodendroideae contained the single genus Liriodendron. Phylogenetic research has shown Magnolia s.s. to be polyphyletic. Therefore it was suggested that rather than breaking Magnolia into numerous new genera, all other genera in Magnolioideae would be placed in Magnolia s.l. to create a single monophyletic genus. This leaves the two subfamilies with one genus apiece, making Magnoliaceae subfamilies redundant. So, they are not used here.

Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata cucumber tree

Magnoliales — Magnoliaceae — Magnolia
Magnolia subg. Yulania	Magnolia	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Magnolia acuminata  (L.) L. 1753. Magnolia virginiana var. acuminata L. 1759. Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. 1803. Magnolia cordata Michx. 1886. M. acuminata var. cordata (Michx.) Sarg. 1903. Tulipastrum cordatum (Michx.) Small	Cucumber tree, Cucumber magnolia, Mountain magnolia, Blue magnolia Magnolia acuminé	Native, CoC: 7, Secure FACU Perennial, Tree			NYFA-5 USDA-N Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies
Magnolia kobus  DC. 1817. Magnolia kobus DC. 1908. M. kobus var. borealis	Kobus magnolia	Introduced from  temperate Asia, No specimens			NYMFP-X USDA-X0 ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies
Magnolia subg. Magnolia	Magnolia	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Magnolia virginiana  L. var. virginiana	Sweet-bay, Northern sweet-bay, Swamp-bay, Magnolia-bay, Laurel-magnolia, Beaver-tree Laurier doux	Native, CoC: 9, Endangered, NYNHP: 1 FACW Perennial, Tree, shrub			NYFA-1 USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN BONAP Images Wikispecies
Magnolia tripetala	Umbrella-tree, Umbrella magnolia	Introduced, US South native FACU			NYFA-X USDA-N0 Go Botany BONAP Images Wikispecies
Magnolia fraseri  Walter	Fraser magnolia, Mountain magnolia	Introduced, US South native FACU			NYFA-X USDA-N0 BONAP Images Wikispecies
Magnolia macrophylla  Michx.	Big-leaved magnolia, Cowcumber magnolia	Introduced, US South native			NYFA-X USDA-N0 BONAP Images Wikispecies

Liriodendron

Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron consists of two species: Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree) from eastern North America and Liriodendron chinense from southeast Asia. The lumber of the tulip tree has similar properties to poplar (Populus) species, so it is often marketed as "tulip poplar" or "yellow poplar," even though tulip and poplar trees are not closely related.

Magnoliales — Magnoliaceae — Liriodendron
Liriodendron	Tulip tree	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Liriodendron tulipifera  L. 1753. Liriodendron tulipifera L. 1903. L. tulipifera fo. aureomarginatum 1903. L. tulipifera fo. integrifolium	Tuliptree, Tulip tree, American tuliptree, Tulip poplar, Yellow poplar Bois jaune	Native, CoC: 6, Secure FACU Perennial, Tree, Sun - shade			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies

Family Annonaceae

The Annonaceae (custard apple family) is the largest family of the Magnoliales, but contains primarily tropical plants. Only one of its more than 2000 species has been discovered growing outside of cultivation in New York.

Subfamily Annonoideae

Asimina

Native range of Asimina triloba. Asimina or pawpaw is a genus of small trees or shrubs that are native to eastern North America. Of these, only the most common species (Asimina triloba) is thought to be native as far north as New York. Though its native range only reaches into the western part of the state, common pawpaw trees can persist where cultivated in other parts of the state and may naturalize in clonal thickets. Pawpaw is considered to be the largest edible native North American fruit (in the culinary sense).

Magnoliales — Annonaceae — Annonoideae — Asimina
Asimina	Pawpaw	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Asimina triloba  (L.) Dunal 1753. Annona triloba L. 1796. Annona pendula Salisbury 1803. Orchidocarpum arietinum Michx. 1806. Porcelia triloba (L.) Pers. 1817. Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal 1838. Uvaria triloba (L.) Torr.& A.Gray	Pawpaw, Common pawpaw, Dog banana, Indian banana, Kentucky banana, American custard apple Asiminier trilobé, Asiminier	Native, CoC: 5, Threatened FAC Perennial, Tree, shrub, Sun - shade			NYFA-2 USDA-N VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP IPN LBJ Images Wikispecies