Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Leucothrinax morrisii

brittle thatch palm, Key thatch palm
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton (Windley Key Geological State Park)

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

brittle thatch palm, Key thatch palm

Sinónimo(s):

Thrinax morrisii

Especie del género:

Leucothrinax morrisii

Familia:

Arecaceae (Palmae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

palm

Tamaño:

6-15 ft tall by 5-10 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

white

Fenología:

Evergreen, slow growing. Blooms all year with spring maximum.

Destacado por:

Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree, understory tree. It grows slowly.

Consideraciones:

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- Very 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, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds

Larval host plant for monk skipper ( Asbolis capucinus ) butterflies.

Used as a bird nesting area and food source.

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal strand, maritime hammock, pine rockland, rockland hammock, coastal berm

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

The fan-shaped leaves are about 3 feet across and have silvery undersides.



Listed as Endangered by the FDACS.  Please act responsibly and acquire only from properly licensed nurseries.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

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


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.


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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