Asimina spatulata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Asimina longifolia var spatulata Kral nmnhbotany 2151798 NMNH-00104138-000001.jpg

| genus = Asimina

| species = spatulata

| authority = (Kral) D.B.Ward

}}

Asmina spatulata is a flowering plant in the pawpaw (Asimina) genus. It is in the Annonaceae family. It grows in northern Florida{{Cite web |title=Asimina spatulata - Species Details |url=http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=4352 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209103826/https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=4352 |archive-date=2023-12-09 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Atlas of Florida Plants}} southern Alabama,{{Cite web |title=Asimina spatulata - Species Page - APA: Alabama Plant Atlas |url=http://floraofalabama.org/Plant.aspx?id=314 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502034558/http://floraofalabama.org/Plant.aspx?id=314 |archive-date=2 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Alabama Plant Atlas}} and eastern Georgia.{{Cite web |title=Asimina spatulata detail - FSUS |url=https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/show-taxon-detail.php?taxonid=337 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502041633/https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/show-taxon-detail.php?taxonid=337 |archive-date=2024-05-02 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=fsus.ncbg.unc.edu}} A dicot shrub it has white solitary flowers and alternate leaves.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=Asimina spatulata |url=http://www.southeasternflora.com/view_flora.php?plantid=2801 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326063604/http://southeasternflora.com/view_flora.php?plantid=2801 |archive-date=26 Mar 2023 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=www.southeasternflora.com}}

It has been photographed in Florida.{{cite web | url=https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Photo.aspx?id=19148 | title=Asimina spatulata - Photos - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants | access-date=2024-05-01 | archive-date=2024-05-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502041618/https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Photo.aspx?id=19148 | url-status=live }}

It has also been described as a subspecies or variant of Asimina longifolia.{{BioRef|powo |title=Asimina longifolia var. spatulata Kral |id=21378-2 |access-date=2024-05-02}}