Native Plants

Slim-Leaf Pawpaw

Asimina spatulata

Location

May not be native

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Type

Shrubs

Attributes

Fruit

May Attract

Slim-Leaf Pawpaw is thought to attract these families of birds

Adult. Photo: Mark Eden/Great Backyard Bird Count

Family

Crows, Magpies, Jays

Adult. Photo: Mike Charest

Family

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Adult male. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Family

Blackbirds and Orioles

Adult Male. Photo: Brian Kushner

Family

Thrushes

Adult. Photo: Jeannine St. Amour/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Waxwings

Adult male. Photo: George Scott/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Woodpeckers

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