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Diospyros virginiana L.
common persimmon

       
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Photo of Diospyros virginiana L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Diospyros virginiana L.

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Synonyms:
Diospyros virginiana L.

  DIMO7 Diospyros mosieri Small
  DIVIM2 Diospyros virginiana L. var. mosieri (Small) Sarg.
  DIVIP2 Diospyros virginiana L. var. platycarpa Sarg.
  DIVIP3 Diospyros virginiana L. var. pubescens (Pursh) Dippel
  DIVIV4 Diospyros virginiana L. var. virginiana
 

Distribution:
Diospyros virginiana L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Diospyros virginiana L.

View 1 genera in Ebenaceae, 15 species in Diospyros
 

Classification:
Diospyros virginiana L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Ebenales
Family Ebenaceae – Ebony family
Genus Diospyros L. – diospyros
Species Diospyros virginiana L. – common persimmon
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Diospyros virginiana L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
persimmon              Special Concern
New York:
persimmon              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Diospyros virginiana L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FAC- FAC FAC NO FACU FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Diospyros virginiana L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow Low   Low       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Diospyros virginiana L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23855.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Diospyros virginiana L.

AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

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IL-Selecting Trees for your Home (University of Illinois)

IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

OH-Ohio Trees (OSU)

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

Silvics of North America

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA FS Fact Sheet (University of Florida)

USFS-Silvics of North America

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

 
 
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