What Palm Trees Are Native To Florida?

Florida offers the perfect environment for palm trees. Yet, which palm trees are native to the state? Did you know that the coconut palm isn’t native to Florida?! Indeed. Florida only has 12 native species of palm trees. Species like the paurotis palm grows mostly in the wetlands. The needle palm, a small, shrub-like palm is another native species of palm. The cabbage palm, also called the sabal palm, is native and Florida’s official state tree. Other natives include thatch palms, silver palms and royal palms. Florida’s native palms like the thatch and silver palms produce small fruits that animals rely on.

Florida’s endangered palm trees are the following: Royal palm, silver palm, and thatch palm.

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