Palms   Trithrinax campestris

Common Names: Blue Needle Palm Conservation Status: Unknown Distribution & Habitat: Semi-arid areas of Argentina and Uruguay. Description: A clumping or (rarely) single trunked palm usually to about 2 metres high, altho occasionally more. It has a tight crown of stiff palmate leaves, blueish white on top, and glossy green underneath. The trunk is spined and is covered in a hessian like fibre. Culture: Frost, and drought tolerant. Likes sandy, well drained soil. Very rarely grown, but it could have potential as a hardy garden plant for temperate areas.

Figure 1. T. campestris

Figure 2. T. campestris in Palermo Botanic Gardens.

Contributed by:	Gaston Torres Vera, Cordoba, Argentina (Figures 1 - Image copyright Argentina Palms)
	Angelo Porcelli (Figure 2)

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