Rhapidophyllum
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix, the needle palm, is a palm native to coastal margins of the subtropical eastern Gulf and south Atlantic states of the United States. Populations can be found from coastal southeast South Carolina, southward to Florida and west across the coastal plain of Mississippi and southern Alabama.[2][3][4][5][6] It is one of the most cold-hardy palms in the world, and can be found growing in several areas with warm temperate climates.[7]
Quick Facts Needle palm, Conservation status ...
Needle palm | |
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Specimen planted in a Maryland back yard | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
Genus: | Rhapidophyllum H.Wendl. & Drude |
Species: | R. hystrix |
Binomial name | |
Rhapidophyllum hystrix | |
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