Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Characteristics

Monocots
Rhapidophyllum hystrix (Pursh)H.Wendl. & Drude ex Drude
NEEDLE PALM
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Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
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Classification

ARECALES
Rhapidophyllum hystrix (Pursh)H.Wendl. & Drude ex Drude - NEEDLE PALM

Citation

RHAPIDOPHYLLUM HYSTRIX (Pursh) H. Wendland & Drude ex Drude, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 34: 803. 1876.
Chamaerops hystrix Pursh 1814.
GEORGIA: Chatham Co.: Near Savannah, s.d., Fraser s.n. (holotype: ?).

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos

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Rhapidophyllum hystrix - Richard P. Wunderlin View Full Size
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix - Shirley Denton View Full Size
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix - Steve Dickman View Full Size
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