Editing Butia eriospatha

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[[File:Butia_eriospatha.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''B. eriospatha'']]
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===Conservation Status:===
Not directly threatened, although the complete lack of
small plants due to grazing is a big concern.

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Grows at an altitude of up to 1200m in Rio Grand do Sul,
Santa Caterina and Parana, Brazil.

===Description:===
A large Butia with a thick trunk. Leaves tend to be generally much greener
than ''Butia capitata'' in habitat. We did find that the leaf colour
changed considerably between isolated populations, some populations
being more like ''Butia capitata'' in appearance.
Fruit and seed is round, flowers and fruits range from red to
yellow in colour. The fruit is delicous to eat when ripe.

===Culture:===
The habitats we visited were much cooler than that where
''Butia capitata'' grows, due to the altitude of over 1000 meters.
We visited in summer and whilst the temperature was over 30"C on the coast,
the temperature in habitat was reminiscent of Northern Europe,
with cloud and rain a normal occurrence. In winter the temperature drops
to -3"C or -4"C in the location we visited, whereas the habitat of
''Butia capitata'' is largely frost free.
This is surely the best Butia for a cool climate, having all the
attributes necessary to make an excellent landscape palm, and being
capable of much faster rates of growth in cooler conditions.
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[[File:Butia_eriospatha02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''B. eriospatha'']]
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[[File:Butia_eriospatha03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''B. eriospatha'' inflorescence.]]

[[File:Butia_eriospatha04.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''B. eriospatha'' in habitat.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Nigel Kembrey '''Hardy Palms''' (Text & Figure 1,2,3&4)


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Butia%20eriospatha Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/51a0ecfd-4f23-4d70-8a27-cfd7f36e5e34 PalmWeb],
[https://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:28161 eMonocot],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Butia+eriospatha JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Butia+eriospatha Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Butia+eriospatha%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Butia+eriospatha%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Butia+eriospatha Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Butia+eriospatha%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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