| papaya | USDA PLANTS Symbol: CAPA23 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Hardwood Trees Shrub or Subshrub |
| Carica papaya L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Violales: Caricaceae |
| Native Range: lowland trop. Amer. (BAIL); |
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 Plant(s); A papaya plant growing on a field at Rocky Ford in Colorado. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Older fruiting plant on April 11, 2008. Coastal area of Oaxaca, MX. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); approx. 5 feet tall Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Leaves and fruit Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); volunteer in a garden Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); Leaf arrangement Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Leaf underside Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; new growth Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Flowers John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Lumpy papaya fruits in Thailand. The cause is unknown but possibly due to a nutrient deficiency. William M. Brown Jr., , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
 State List This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law. 
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| U.S. National Parks where reported invasive: |
| Haleakala National Park (Hawaii) |
