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Beaucarnea recurvata Lem.
Ponytail palm

Beaucarnea recurvata
Copyright by: Christina G. Stocking, 2016.
Cultivated, Miami-Dade County, FL, USA.

Family: Asparagaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Mexico; widely cultivated elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Beaucarnea recurvata available from :

Beaucarnea recurvata has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Hattie Bauer Hammock Present Not Native, Cultivated Only



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Beaucarnea recurvata
Copyright by: Christina G. Stocking, 2016.
Cultivated, Miami-Dade County, FL, USA.
Beaucarnea recurvata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Beaucarnea recurvata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Beaucarnea recurvata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr