NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Serenoa repens

Scientific Name:	Serenoa repens
Genus:	Serenoa
Species Epithet:	repens
Common Name:	Saw palmetto
Plant Type	Tree/Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Arecaceae (Palm Family)
Native/Alien:	S.E. Native
Size:	6-12 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May, June, July, August
Habitat Description:	Pine flatwoods and maritime forests
Leaf Retention:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Nothing Specified
Leaf Form:	Nothing Specified
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G4 - Apparently Secure, G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	^(*Key)
Notes:	Saw palmetto helps provide primary habitat for the wildlife of southern Florida's palmetto prairies. Distinctive species include the crested caracara, the Florida burrowing owl, and the Florida sandhill crane [6]. As a member of scrub communities, saw palmetto provides essential habitat for sand skinks, the Florida mouse, and a variety of birds, including the Florida scrub jay--a threatened subspecies [4]. Black bears feed on saw palmetto fruit [17] and the young shoots which sprout after winter fires in the Florida flatwoods [16]. White-tailed deer also eat saw palmetto fruit, especially during dry years [13].https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/serrep/all.html
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Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/serrep/all.html

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