Coccothrinax argentata

Florida Silver Palm

Arecaceae (Palmae)

Plant Specifics

Form:	Palm
Size:	5-20 ft tall by to 5 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White,NA
Fruit Color:	Red,purple
Phenology:	Evergreen. Slow growing.
Noted for:	Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Specimen plant. Slow-growing hedge or background plant. Notable for the silver-white undersides to its leaves.
Considerations:	Slow growing.
Propagation:	De-pulped seed.
Availability:	Native nurseries
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.
Soil or other substrate:	Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock, Sand
Soil pH:	Calcareous (high pH)

Ecology

Wildlife:	Used by birds for nesting and food.
Insects:	Larval host for monk skipper (Asbolis capucinus). Bees are attracted to the flowers (Khorsand 2009).
Native Habitats:	Pine rockland, rockland hammock, maritime hammock

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:	In the West Indies, it is used for making baskets, hats and other crafts.
General Comments:	It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida.  Should be acquired only from properly licensed sources.