Scientific name: Anthophyta: Monocotyledonae: Palmales: Palmaceae: Butia capitata
Common Name: Butia Palm
Country: USA
State/District: NC
County: New Hanover
Date: 30 March 2001
Photographer: E. M. Barrows
Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Near Fort Fisher
Keywords: Butia Palm tree Additional Information: This palm is native to Southern Brazil and Uruguay. I have seen it growing outdoors in North Carolina through Northern Florida.
Henderson, A., G. Galeano, and R. Bernal. 1995. Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. 352 pp.
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