Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Coccothrinax argentata

Florida silver palm
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Florida silver palm

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Coccothrinax argentata

Familia:

Arecaceae (Palmae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

palm

Tamaño:

5-20 ft tall by to 5 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white,NA

Color de la fruta:

red,purple

Fenología:

Evergreen. Slow growing.

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant. Slow-growing hedge or background plant. Notable for the silver-white undersides to its leaves.

Consideraciones:

Slow growing.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

De-pulped seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds

Larval host for monk skipper ( Asbolis capucinus ).


Bees are attracted to the flowers (Khorsand 2009).

Used by birds for nesting and food.

Hábitats nativos:

Pine rockland, rockland hammock, maritime hammock

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

In the West Indies, it is used for making baskets, hats and other crafts.

Comentarios generales:

It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida.  Should be acquired only from properly licensed sources.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Florida silver palm. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Coccarge ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Minno, Marc and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Rosa, R. K., and S. Koptur. (2009). Preliminary observations and analyses of pollination in Coccothrinax argentata: do insects play a role?. Palms, 53(2).


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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