OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Arecales

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Serenoa repens   FAMILY Arecaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Serenoa repens

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Serenoa repens

SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Serenoa repens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 031-01-001:

Serenoa repens   FAMILY Arecaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Serenoa repens

 

COMMON NAME:
Saw Palmetto


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image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service    pnd_sere2_002_lvd

        

image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm0303f_06

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm0303g_01

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

Stem horizontal, atop or just below soil surface. Petioles often w prickles, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm0304g_16

April    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

The petiole is armed with stiff spines, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).


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image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm0304g_19

April    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

Leaf segments lack marginal fibers, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm0304h_20

April    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

Petiole ends abruptly in the blade base, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm0304i_14

April    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

Notice the new leaf at the bottom of the picture.

image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

JK Marlow    jkm161105_051

November    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

Leaves upright, fan-like, nearly circular in outline, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

image of Serenoa repens, Saw Palmetto

Keith Bradley    kab_serenoa_repens_72812

November    Miami-Dade County    FL

Everglades National Park

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Serenoa repens   FAMILY Arecaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Serenoa repens

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Serenoa repens

SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Serenoa repens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 031-01-001:
Serenoa repens   FAMILY Arecaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Serenoa repens

 

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1367

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: pine flatwoods, maritime forests, pine rocklands (in FL), per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Common in GA Coastal Plain (rare in SC)

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Petioles armed with sharp recurved teeth

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Palmately compound

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Fall
Drupe

 

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