NameThatPlant.net: Serenoa repens

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

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Serenoa repens FAMILY Arecaceae

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

Serenoa repens FAMILY Arecaceae

COMMON NAME:
Saw Palmetto

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

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)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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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