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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sabal palmetto   FAMILY Arecaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabal palmetto   FAMILY Arecaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Sabal palmetto

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 031-02-002:

Sabal palmetto   FAMILY Arecaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sabal jamesiana

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sabal palmetto

 

COMMON NAME:
Cabbage Palmetto


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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux    dcp34_p19

        

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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_134

        

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service    pnd_sapa_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm200229_2912

February    Georgetown County    SC

Morgan Park

Trunk generally of uniform diameter from base to summit, constant with age, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Sabal palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm0303a_23

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

image of Sabal palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm0303b_01

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

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JK Marlow    jkm0303b_03

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

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JK Marlow    jkm0303b_07

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

Branchless palm tree to 65' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

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JK Marlow    jkm0303e_12

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

Leaf segments filamentous on margin and usually at tip, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).


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JK Marlow    jkm0303e_19

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

Leaves have a prominent arching midrib, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

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JK Marlow    jkm0303f_21

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

Lower trunk somewhat smooth, but numerous leaf bases still clinging close to the crown, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

image of Sabal palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm090514_042

May        

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JK Marlow    jkm170520_971

May    Calhoun County    SC

In cultivation

Fruits shiny, black, dry, 6-12mm in diameter, with one brown seed, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

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JK Marlow    jkm170520_977

May    Calhoun County    SC

In cultivation

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JK Marlow    jkm170520_978

May    Calhoun County    SC

In cultivation

Flowers [and furit] in large, much-branched, drooping clusters, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_061221charleston26

June    Charleston County    SC

Isle of Palms

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Keith Bradley    kab_sabal_palmetto_72400

July    Miami-Dade County    FL

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Keith Bradley    kab_sabal_palmetto_79831

September    Highlands County    FL

Kissimmee Prairie State Park

image of Sabal palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto

Sonny Eppes    cwe_beachsun15lr

November    Charleston County    SC

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Alan S. Weakley    asw_844650080087418

December    Georgetown County    SC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sabal palmetto   FAMILY Arecaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabal palmetto   FAMILY Arecaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sabal palmetto

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 031-02-002:
Sabal palmetto   FAMILY Arecaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabal jamesiana

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabal palmetto

 

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