Zamia integrifolia
COMMON NAME | Coontie, Seminole bread, Florida
arrowroot |
TYPE | Cycad |
FAMILY | Zamiaceae |
NOTES | A
low-growing plant, with a trunk that grows to 3–25 cm high, but is often
subterranean. Over time, it forms a multi-branched cluster, with a large,
tuberous root system. The starch-rich
stems and roots were a main source of flour for the native peoples of
southeastern N. America. It is similar
in many respects to Zamia pumila, but with slightly narrower and untoothed
leaflets. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Florida, Georgia and sporadically in the Bahamas |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Grows
on the beach or away from the shore line, but very near to the coast on
well-drained sands or sandy loam soils. |
WEB SOURCES |
