Pawpaw

Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruit and foliage. Troy Evans, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bugwood.org.

The pawpaw tree is native to most of the United States. Often seen growing wild, pawpaw trees have drooping leaves and silvery bark. The fruit is quite nutritious, and its flavor has been compared to a custard-like mango, or bananas. Pawpaw is the host tree for the zebra swallowtail butterfly, and is popular with a wide range of wildflife.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Featured Creatures: Zebra Swallowtail
• Native in Florida: Asimina Species (Pawpaw)

UF/IFAS Publications

• Asimina triloba: Pawpaw
• Zebra Swallowtail, Pawpaw butterfly, Kite Swallowtail, Ajax Eurytides marcellus

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