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Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.
Silver thatch palm, Brittle thatch palm

Family: Arecaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (not Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Hispaniola).

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

State of Florida Status: Threatened

FNAI State Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Thrinax morrisii
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, New Providence, Bahamas, 2012

Other data on Thrinax morrisii available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Thrinax morrisii has been found in the following 24 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Bahia Honda State Park Present Native
Big Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Biscayne National Park Present Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Curry Hammock State Park Reported
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Everglades National Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park Present Native
Little Hamaca Park Present Native
Little Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Long Key State Park Present Native
Middle Torch Hammocks Anderson, Lipchak, 3112 Parcels, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Middle Torch Hammocks Parcel 3063, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Ramrod Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Spoonbill Sound Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Torchwood Hammock Preserve Present Native
Wahoo Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native


Thrinax morrisii has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native


Thrinax morrisii has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Coastal Berm
Pine Rockland
Rockland Hammock


All Images:

Thrinax morrisii
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, New Providence, Bahamas, 2012
Thrinax morrisii
Copyright by: George D. Gann

Thrinax morrisii
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Thrinax morrisii
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Thrinax morrisii
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer