Rhapidophyllum information

Needle palm
	Specimen planted in a Maryland back yard
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Rhapidophyllum; H.Wendl. & Drude
Species:	R. hystrix
Binomial name
	Rhapidophyllum hystrix; (Pursh) H.Wendl. & Drude
Synonyms
	Corypha hystrix Fraser ex Thouin; Chamaerops hystrix (Fraser ex Thouin) Pursh; Sabal hystrix (Fraser ex Thouin) Nutt.; Rhapis caroliniana Kunth;

Rhapidophyllum hystrix, the needle palm, is a palm native to coastal margins of the subtropical eastern Gulf and south Atlantic states of the United States. Populations can be found from coastal southeast South Carolina, southward to Florida and west across the coastal plain of Mississippi and southern Alabama.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] It is one of the most cold-hardy palms in the world, and can be found growing in several areas with warm temperate climates.^[7]

^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
^ US Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
^ Palmpedia, Rhapidophyllum hystrix
^ Hardiest Palms, Needle Palm - Rhapidophyllum hystrix

[1] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".

[yuyuihsa9fd79hsa0f8ha80fds80hasd0f-2] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[3] Biota of North America Program, county distribution map

[4] Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

[5] US Department of Agriculture Plants Profile

[6] Palmpedia, Rhapidophyllum hystrix

[7] Hardiest Palms, Needle Palm - Rhapidophyllum hystrix

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Needle palm

Specimen planted in a Maryland back yard
Conservation status
Apparently Secure (NatureServe)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Rhapidophyllum H.Wendl. & Drude
Species:	R. hystrix
Binomial name
*Rhapidophyllum hystrix* (Pursh) H.Wendl. & Drude
Synonyms^[2]
Corypha hystrix Fraser ex Thouin Chamaerops hystrix (Fraser ex Thouin) Pursh Sabal hystrix (Fraser ex Thouin) Nutt. Rhapis caroliniana Kunth