Sabal Palmetto

Scientific Name: Sabal palmetto

Common Name: cabbage palmetto

Symbol: SAPA

Category: Monocot

Genus: Sabal

Family: Arecaceae

Family Common Name: Palm family

Order: Arecales

Class: Liliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Tree

Native Status: L48 (N)

Flower Color: White

Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Foliage Color: Gray-Green

Foliage Texture: Coarse

Fruit Color: Black

Edible: No

Palmetto growth habit and crown detail

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Scientific Name: Sabal palmetto

Common Name(s): Palmetto palm, Cabbage Palm

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: fruit

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Description: The palmetto palm is a tall, unbranched tree with persistent leaf bases on most of the trunk. The leaves are large, simple, and palmately lobed. Its fruits are dark blue or black with a hard seed.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: The palmetto palm is found throughout the coastal regions of the southeastern United States.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: The fruits are edible raw. The hard seeds may be ground into flour. The heart of the palm is a nutritious food source at any time. Cut off the top of the tree to obtain the palm heart.
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crashdive123 18 Sep, 2009	Can be found in several ecosystems, including upland hardwoods, flatwoods, and tropical hammocks. Because it tolerates high water tables, it can also grow well in swamps, wet prairie, and coastal marshes. It may occur as single trees or groves of palms and it is also frequently planted in urban areas.
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crashdive123 18 Sep, 2009	Leaves are used to make weave baskets and hats. Also used for thatched roofs. Flowers are a source of honey.
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