Coccothrinax argentata

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Figure 1. C. argentata in the Palermo Botanic Gardens.

Synonymy:

C. garberi
C. jucunda

Common Names:

Silver Palm
Silver Thatch Palm
Silvertop
Florida Silver Palm

Distribution & Habitat:

Southeastern coast and Keys of Florida, and the Bahamas, in open forest often close to the coast.

Description:

A attractive, solitary palm with a slender trunk covered in woven fibres, and a sparse crown of deeply divided leaves with thin drooping segments, dark green above and silvery white below.

Culture:

Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Tolerant of exposed coastal situations. Slow growing

Kew Gardens

Figure 2. C. argentata at

Contributed by:

Angelo Porcelli (Figure 1)
Colin Wilson (Figure 2)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk