Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys

Scientific Name:
Common Name(s):
Phoenix spp.
Date Palm
Height:
Leaves:
Flowers:
Bark:
Fruit:
Other:
Treatment:
20 feet
Leathery arching fronds, form a dense crown
Small, whitish, fragrant, clustered in axillary spadices up to 3 ft cm long
Heavy-trunked palm
commonly known as dates, are oblong berries, dark-orange when ripe, up to
1 ½ ft long
commonly known as dates, are oblong berries, dark-orange when ripe, up to
1 ½ ft long , some may have long and hard spikes.
Manual removal
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