Columbian foxtail (Syagrus sancona)

Columbian foxtail, a reference photo — Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Syagrus sancona is a species of palm tree native to Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Columbian foxtail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Roystonea oleracea
Roystonea borinquena
Bactris gasipaes
Wodyetia bifurcata
Roystonea regia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Syagrus
Species: Syagrus sancona

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