Everglades palm Arecaceae Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc. Listen to the Latin symbol: ACWR4 Other Fact Sheets
Leaf: Alternate, fan shaped, approximately 3 feet long, palmately deeply divided, bright green above and below, leaf stalk sharply armed with orange spines.
Flower: Small white flowers occurring on large (several feet), upright branched clusters.
Fruit: Fleshy drupe, nearly round, reddish-brown to purple-black when ripe, borne on drooping clusters.
Twig: Absent, since leaves appear directly out of an unbranched trunk.
Bark: Rough and fibrous, wrapped in old reddish brown leaf bases.
Form: Distinct clumps of upright small trees that originate from root suckers, with slender stems and small tufts of of leaves. May form dense hedges.
Looks like: saw palmetto - bush palmetto - cabbage palmetto - needle palm
leaf flower fruit bark form map
Additional Range Information:
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting Everglades palm. 		External Links:
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