Plants Profile for Diospyros virginiana (common persimmon)

General Information
Symbol:	DIVI5
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Ebenaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Tree
Native Status:	L48 N
Characteristics
Plant Guide (pdf) (doc)
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MA, Weston. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, FL. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MD. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MD. 1959. Usage Requirements.

E.R. Jackson. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, SC. 1912. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, IN. 1935. Usage Requirements.

©Jim Stasz. United States, NJ. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 720. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
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

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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 Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	FAC
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FAC
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FAC
Great Plains	FAC
Midwest	FAC
Northcentral & Northeast	FAC
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACU

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (DIVI5)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DIMO7)
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DIVIM2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DIVIP2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DIVIP3)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (DIVI5)
Kemper Center for Home Gardening (DIVI5)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (DIVI5)
Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn) (DIVI5)
Native Plants Network (DIVI5)
USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (DIVI5)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (DIVI5)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (DIVI5)

Related Websites
AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast (DIVI5)
AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture (DIVI5)
CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database (DIVI5)
Forestry Images (DIVI5)
IL-Selecting Trees for your Home (University of Illinois) (DIVI5)
IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products (DIVI5)
NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU) (DIVI5)
OH-Ohio Trees (OSU) (DIVI5)
OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery (DIVI5)
OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey (DIVI5)
UK-Plants For A Future (DIVI5)
USDA FS Fact Sheet (University of Florida) (DIVI5)
USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America (DIVI5)
USFS-Silvics of North America (DIVI5)
VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology (DIVI5)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Yarrow	Low	Low		Low

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Yarrow

Sources

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

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover