• Family name: Arecaceae

• Host plant for: Palmetto Skipper (Euphyes arpa)

• General description: Small, thicket-forming evergreen palm with prostrate trunk, large, fan-shaped leaves and elongated, branched clusters of small white flowers. Very easy to cultivate. Tolerates harsh conditions and is maintenance-free once established. Attractive as single specimen or in numbers. Flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators.

• Type: Small evergreen palm
• Flower: Elongated, branched clusters of small white flowers
• Bloom time: Spring to summer
• Soil type: Well to poorly-drained, acid to neutral soils
• Maximum height: 8 feet

• Candidate for home gardens: Easy to grow. Tolerates poor conditions
• Availability in nursery: Occasional. Common in specialty and native plant nurseries
• Frenquency in the wild: Common
• Habitat: coastal uplands, sandhills, pine flatwoods, hardwood forests

• Range in Florida
  

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