March 30, 2021

This is Asimina reticulata

Also known as Dog Banana or Netted Pawpaw

It is host to a great many butterflies

Including Zebra swallowtail and Pawpaw sphinx moth.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-asimina-reticulata/

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson