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Cressler, Alan

Zamia integrifolia var. umbrosa

Zamia integrifolia L.f. var. umbrosa (Small) D.B.Ward

East Coast Coontie, Broad Leaflet Coontie, Palatka Giant Coontie

Zamiaceae (Sago-palm Family)

Synonym(s): Zamia umbrosa

USDA Symbol: ZAINU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Size Notes: Leaves up to about 3 feet long.
Leaf: "Plant with arching, dark-green leaves: leaflets typically numerous, the blades narrowly spatulate at least broadened upward, 20-30-veined, finely several-toothed at the apex." (Reslit: 3224).
Fruit: "Mature, ovulate cones ellipsoid or cylindric, 1-2 dm. long or rarely smaller, scarcely umbonate." (Reslit: 3224).

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable

Distribution

USA: FL , GA
Native Distribution: "Endemic to Florida (and possibly in southeastern GA): upper east peninsula of Florida (St. Johns County, eastern Marion County, south to Brevard County)." (Webref: 178).
Native Habitat: "Hammocks, shell-middens, and sand dunes." (Reslit: 3224).

Web Reference

Webref 178 - Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025) North Carolina Botanical Garden; Chapel Hill, NC.

Research Literature

Reslit 3224 - SEMINOLE BREAD - THE CONTI: A History of the Genus Zamia in Florida (1921) Small, J.K.

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Zamia integrifolia var. umbrosa in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Zamia integrifolia var. umbrosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Zamia integrifolia var. umbrosa

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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