Acoelorraphe wrightii
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Paurotis Palm, Everglades Palm
Arecaceae (Palmae)
Also known as Paurotis wrightii
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | 20 to 35 feet ft tall by 15 to 25 feet ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White,green | |
Fruit Color: | Black | |
Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms late winter into early spring. Fruits ripen in fall. | |
Noted for: | Interesting foliage, Thorns, Hurricane wind resistance |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant, typically forms clumps of stems,the young fan-shaped fronds hide the principal stems. The lower fronds can be removed so that the trunks can be clearly seen. Sometimes used as a street tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Leaf stalks bear spines. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | De-pulped seed, or by breaking up a clump. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Organic material (muck), Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Fruits spread by birds. | |
Insects: | Attracts bees. | |
Native Habitats: | Moist hammocks, swamps, but can adapt to drier sites. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures