At Justin Hurst WMA. Small lavender colored flowers in heavy use by metalic sweat bees
Brazoria Palm at Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary. This specimen was planted here in the early 1990's as a seedling (grown from seed collected in SW Brazoria Co. at the "Palm Tract"), but affords a location with public access where this rare species can be observed. A total of three medium-sized specimens exist at the location. Obviously, the species is slow-growing but salt-tolerant, as these survived here near the beach, including salt-water inundation during Hurricane Ike (2008).
Reference: Goldman et al, Phytotaxa 27: 8-25 (2011)
https://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00027p025.pdf
Brazoria Palm at Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary. This specimen was planted here in the early 1990's as a seedling (grown from seed collected in SW Brazoria Co. at the "Palm Tract"), but affords a location with public access where this rare species can be observed. Nearby is a second similar specimen (off the trail, about 10m to the east, not logged in iNat). A total of three medium-sized specimens exist at the location. Obviously, the species is slow-growing but salt-tolerant, as these survived here near the beach, including salt-water inundation during Hurricane Ike (2008).
Reference: Goldman et al, Phytotaxa 27: 8-25 (2011)
https://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00027p025.pdf
http://www.ipni.org/ipni/plantNameByVersion.do?id=77113756-1&version=1.2
"Palm Unit" no public access
Photo 2: habitat, Columbia Bottomlands
Photo 3: young specimen
Brazoria Palm observed growing on private property, planted about 1997 from seed collected at the "Palm Tract". Four additional smaller specimens are located on the same property.
Reference: Goldman et al, Phytotaxa 27: 8-25 (2011)
https://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00027p025.pdf