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Sabal minor

Dwarf Palmetto, Blue Stem Palmetto

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Shrub / Tree

Size:

6 ft

Bloom Time:

May - June - July

In it's habitat

Dwarf Palmetto grows in low wet woods, swamp, and maritime forest, especially over calcareous soils. This is our northern-most native palm, reaching Currituck Co.

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Jack Spruill, Hampstead, May 21, 2009

Close-up of leaves

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Jack Spruill, May 25, 2009

In bloom

The fruit is eaten by small mammals and birds.

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Jack Spruill, May 26, 2009

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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Recently I visited Fontainebleau State Park on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana.

http://www.stateparks.com/fontainebleau.html

From a trail and plant guide there I was surprised to learn that Sabal minor grows there.

The guide book states, “This evergreen palm, which arises from a subterranean rootstock and has no trunk, is abundant from the dry hills of northern Louisiana to the cypress swamps of the alluvial floodplain.  Native Americans used its palms for weaving baskets and for thatching roofs.”

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