needle palm - Rhapidophyllum hystrix

USDA Plant Code: RHHY
Light Requirement: part shade
Soil Moisture: medium - dry
Height: 10 feet
Leaves: evergreen
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: shrub,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: red
Bloom Period: summer
Fragrant: no
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Stem(s);
Florida Division of Plant Industry , Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; March. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Southwestern Georgia forest habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Southwestern Georgia forest habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Leaf bases, petioles and spines with male inflorescence.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Leaf bases, petioles and spines.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Leaflet tip.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Closer view of "needles."
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Leaflet abaxial midrib and surface wax.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Abaxial view of "minorly costapalmate" leaf and tomentum.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s); Inflorescence protected by "needles" and hidden among fallen leaves.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Florida Division of Plant Industry , Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); March. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); May. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Needles along base of plant
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Needles along base of plant
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Needles along base of plant
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Needles along base of plant
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Southwestern Georgia forest habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Habitat; Southwestern Georgia forest habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Habitat; Southwestern Georgia forest habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Southwestern Georgia forest habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); May. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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