Diospyros virginiana L.
common persimmon
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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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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.
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1 genera in Ebenaceae ,
15 species in Diospyros
Classification:
Diospyros virginiana L.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Diospyros virginiana L.
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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
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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
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.
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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