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'''''Sabal etonia''''' is one of two dwarf Sabal species native to Florida (the other is Sabal minor, which is a broader range). This palm rarely shows any trunk and is basically a trunkless shrub. It has moderately costapalmate leaves and flowers that rarely extend beyond the leaves, which are the two characteristics which help differentiate this species from the far more commonly grown Sabal minor. Sabal minor also eventually develops a pretty beefy though short trunk. | '''''Sabal etonia''''' is one of two dwarf Sabal species native to Florida (the other is Sabal minor, which is a broader range). This palm rarely shows any trunk and is basically a trunkless shrub. It has moderately costapalmate leaves and flowers that rarely extend beyond the leaves, which are the two characteristics which help differentiate this species from the far more commonly grown Sabal minor. Sabal minor also eventually develops a pretty beefy though short trunk. | ||
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| − | + | File:Sabal etonia flowering.JPG|young palm in San Fernando Valley, Southern California | |
| + | File:Sabal etonia Maxson work 03.jpg|older Riverside palm, California | ||
| + | File:Sabal etonia 2 Fairchild.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Miami, Florida | ||
| + | File:Sabal miamiensis nearly extinct.JPG|young palm identified as synonym, ''Sabal miamiensis'' | ||
| + | File:Sabal etonia Leu.jpg|Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida | ||
| + | File:Sabal etonia flowers.JPG|flowers | ||
| + | File:Sabal etonia fruits.JPG|fruits | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 23 September 2016
Common Name: Scrub Palmetto
Sabal etonia is one of two dwarf Sabal species native to Florida (the other is Sabal minor, which is a broader range). This palm rarely shows any trunk and is basically a trunkless shrub. It has moderately costapalmate leaves and flowers that rarely extend beyond the leaves, which are the two characteristics which help differentiate this species from the far more commonly grown Sabal minor. Sabal minor also eventually develops a pretty beefy though short trunk.
Synonym: Sabal miamiensis
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young palm in San Fernando Valley, Southern California
older Riverside palm, California
Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Miami, Florida
young palm identified as synonym, Sabal miamiensis
Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida
flowers
fruits
