Sabal etonia

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Figure 1. S. etonia above the leaves, unlike S. minor.

Common Names:

Scrub Palmetto

Distribution & Habitat:

Well drained sandy ridges in pine-oak forest in peninsula Florida.

Description:

Small palm, usually subterranean trunk, although occasionally being emergent to about 3m, with yellow/green costa-palmate leaves.

Culture:

Sunny, well drained position. Drought tolerant.

Figure 2. S. etonia in Naples.

Figure 3. S. etonia in habitat, Florida

Figure 4. Close-up of the trunk.

Contributed by:

Angelo Porcelli (Figures 1&2)
Jason from Orlando (Figures 3&4)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk