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Screw Pine

Pandanus utilis

Photo by ceherzog
Published on Project Noah
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27.3364, -82.5307

Field Notes

Description:

The fruit is edible when cooked & leaves are used in weaving.

Habitat:

Landscape plant in Florida...native to Madagascar, the Common Screwpine is grown though out the world in tropical regions. Very salt tolerant.

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Pandanus utilis

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Maria dB
Nice series - and what a misleading common name!

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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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PublishedAugust 8, 2013

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