Netted Pawpaw #1 Baby Onesie

Looking into the front of a netted pawpaw flower.

A common pawpaw of flatwoods and sandhills throughout most of the Florida peninsula and also in Georgia.
The woody stems are branched and grow to over one meter tall (~3 ft.) but more frequently shorter than that. Flowers appear mostly from January through spring on the growth of the previous season, opening before or with the emergence of the current season's leaves. The leaves are simple, entire, elliptic to oblong, 5-8cm long and 1-3cm wide. Newly emergent leaves are pale green and sparsely pubescent on top densely pubescent with reddish-tan trichomes underneath. The flowers are made up of 3 deciduous sepals and 6 creamy white petals. The larger 3 outer petals are oblong and spreading, while the smaller 3 inner petals have corrugations on the inside bases that are a deep purple.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)

His entire life Paul Rebmann has ventured outdoors to enjoy nature. Whether he is hiking in mountain forests, wading through Florida swamps, or on the water in a kayak or canoe, Paul strives to satisfy his biophilia. As a nature photographer and Florida Master Naturalist, he attempts to bring the beauty and wonder of nature to others, so that they may see what they might not happen to experience for themselves, and to impart the importance of preserving our natural areas, not only for our enjoyment and quality of life, but also for the survival of the flora and fauna that surrounds us. Images by Paul have been published in field guides, various periodicals, exhibited in juried art shows and also used in exhibits at Lyonia Environmental...