PACSOA - Allagoptera campestris

Palms

Allagoptera campestris

Habitat:
This plant grows in sandy and triturate stones soils, rich in iron, exposed to hot temperatures in summer, and occasional freezes in winter.
Description:
This is a very small palm, with a clustering habit, and a subterranean trunk. The leaves look like a very small Syagrus romanzoffiana with grey scales below, but with the typical Allagoptera inflorescence and fruits.
General:
It is endangered in habitat (it is very rare, even in its native country of Argentina), and rarely cultivated.
Culture:
A very well drained, sandy mix, in full sun. Can take very harsh conditions. Seeds germinate easily when fresh.

Figure 1. A. campestris in habitat, in the north of Argentina,
on a hill close to the Paran River, near the border with Paraguay.

Figure 2. A. campestris in north-eastern Argentina.

Figure 3. A. campestris
Figure 4. A. campestris

Figure 5. A. campestris

Contributed by: Gaston Torres Vera, Cordoba, Argentina (Figure 1,2,3,4&5)

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Habitat: This plant grows in sandy and triturate stones soils, rich in iron, exposed to hot temperatures in summer, and occasional freezes in winter. Description: This is a very small palm, with a clustering habit, and a subterranean trunk. The leaves look like a very small Syagrus romanzoffiana with grey scales below, but with the typical Allagoptera inflorescence and fruits. General: It is endangered in habitat (it is very rare, even in its native country of Argentina), and rarely cultivated. Culture: A very well drained, sandy mix, in full sun. Can take very harsh conditions. Seeds germinate easily when fresh.	Figure 1. A. campestris in habitat, in the north of Argentina, on a hill close to the Paran River, near the border with Paraguay.

Figure 2. A. campestris in north-eastern Argentina.

Figure 3. A. campestris	Figure 4. A. campestris

Figure 5. A. campestris