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Ptychosperma elegans
(R. Br.) Blume
Solitaire palm, Alexander palm
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Copyright by: Keith J. Buttry, 18 March 2015
Naturalized plant, Simpson Park, City of Miami, Florida, USA
Family: Arecaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
FLEPPC Status:
Category II Invasive
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
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Ptychosperma elegans
has been found in the following
43 conservation areas
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Occurrence
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Native Status
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Alice C. Wainwright Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Arch Creek Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Atlantic Dunes Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Big and Little George Hammocks
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
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Presumed Extirpated
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Bill Sadowski Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Black Creek Forest
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Camp Owaissa Bauer
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Castellow Hammock parcel 31
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Castellow Hammock Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Chernoff Hammock
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park
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Possibly Extirpated
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Deering Estate at Cutler
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Delray Oaks Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Enchanted Forest Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Everglades National Park
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Possibly Extirpated
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Not Native, Cultivated Only
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Fern Forest Nature Center
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Fuchs Hammock Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Girl Scouts South Miami Little House
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Greynolds Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Gulfstream Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Hattie Bauer Hammock
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Kendall Indian Hammocks Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Kendalwood
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Matheson Hammock Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Meissner Hammock
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Ocean Ridge Hammock Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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R. Hardy Matheson Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Seacrest Scrub Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Silver Palm Groves
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Simpson Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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South Beach Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Spanish River Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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The Barnacle State Historic Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Tree Island Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Whispering Pines Hammock Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Ptychosperma elegans
has been found in the following
county
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Occurrence
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Native Status
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Miami-Dade County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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All Images:
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Copyright by: Keith J. Buttry, 18 March 2015
Naturalized plant, Simpson Park, City of Miami, Florida, USA
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Copyright by: George D. Gann, 18 March 2015
Young naturalized plant, Simpson Park
City of Miami, Florida, USA
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