Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Arecales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Butia odorata
FAMILY
Arecaceae
(?) LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Butia capitata
FAMILY
Arecaceae
LESS THAN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Butia capitata
COMMON NAME:
Pindo Palm, South American Jelly Palm, Brazilian Butia
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JK Marlow jkm0502d_08
February Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0502d_09
February Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0502d_10
February Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
The petioles are armed with curved spines (vs. those of Cocos unarmed), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0502d_11
February Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Leaflets not filamentose.
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JK Marlow jkm0502d_16
February Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Cabbage Palmetto in the upper left; Pindo Palm lower right.
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JK Marlow jkm0502d_18
February Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm150301_788
March Charleston County SC
Trunk is heavy, patterned with the stubs of old leaves, per The Southern Living Garden Book.
COMPARE
Palm and Palmetto species
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JK Marlow jkm150301_792
March Charleston County SC
This slow-growing hardy palm produces feathery, arching, gray-green leaves, per The Southern Living Garden Book.