Palms   Butia yatay

Common Names: Yatay Palm Distribution & Habitat: Argentina Description: Seeds are larger then seeds of B. capitata , the trunk is thinner, and the leaves have roules and are grey, there are variations (several forms) within the species. Culture: Seeds take for germinate aproximately 10 months, easy if fresh, the seedlings are slow and are cold resistent.

Figure 1. Very attractive plant of B. yatay

Figure 2. The above plant and its siblings.

Figure 3. Close-up of the trunk.

Contributed by:

Gaston Torres Vera, Cordoba, Argentina (Images copyright Argentina Palms) (Figure 1,2&3)

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