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Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Rhapidophyllum hystrix (Pursh) H. Wendl. & Drude ex Drude

Needle Palm, Blue Palmetto

Arecaceae (Palm Family)

USDA Symbol: RHHY



Rhapidophyllum hystrix (Needle palm) #42767

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
County: Sumter
State: GA
Location Notes: Cultivated plant. From Lime Creek floodplain.
Accession date: 2014-10-22
Filename: A_C_IMG1742.JPG
Slide Index: 7178932646_9e1b68a53e_o.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Close-up of an inflorescence at anthesis. Photographer's Note: "I collected seedling needle palm trees in the late 1990's from one of my work sites in south Georgia. They have been with me ever since. They even lived for three years in Tucson, Arizona. Two of them finally bloomed this year."
Date Taken: 2012-05-11
NPIN Image Id: 42767

Image Verification

This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2014-10-22

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