Ponytail Palm - Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
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N 21° 47.296 W 072° 11.816
18Q E 789847 N 2412024
Beaucarnea recurvata growing on Turks and Caicos Islands.
Waymark Code: WM17V0Q
Location: Turks and Caicos Islands
Date Posted: 04/05/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
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Found in the Caribbean, this tree is sometimes called the elephant's foot or ponytail palm though it is not a palm tree, it is a succulent. The large stem grows to appear as an elephant's foot which stores water enabling the tree to withstand drought.
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