Allagoptera campestris Kuntze

A small clumping palm. It is like Allagoptera arenaria but smaller. The trunks are short and may be underground. The leaves are leathery. The leaflets are curly and like feathers. They usually split at the tip. The leaflets are usually arranged in groups of 2-4. The fruit are greenish yellow and held upright. They look like corn cobs. They are oval and individual fruit are 1 cm long.

It grows at higher altitudes. In Brazil they grow from the coast to 1500 m altitude. In Argentina it grows up to 20
 above sealevel. It needs good drainage and a sunny location.

The immature fruit are edible.

The seeds germinate irregularly over some months.