Coontie

Zamia pumila L. - Sago-palm family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Coontie: Blastobasis floridella, Eumaeus atala, Eumaeus atalanta florida, Seirarctia echo

Native Range

USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.