PLANTS Profile for Sabal (palmetto)

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PLANTS Profile

Sabal Adans.
palmetto

Symbol:

SABAL

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Arecaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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More Information:

Images:
Sabal Adans.

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Distribution:
Sabal Adans.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Sabal Adans.

View 55 genera in Arecaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Sabal causiarum
Puerto Rico palmetto

Sabal etonia
scrub palmetto

Sabal mexicana
Rio Grande palmetto

Sabal minor
dwarf palmetto

Sabal palmetto
cabbage palmetto

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sabal Adans.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arecales
Family	Arecaceae – Palm family
Genus	Sabal Adans. – palmetto

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Sabal Adans.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor	Minor						Moderate
Miller			Moderate	Moderate			Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Sabal Adans.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42502.

Time Generated: 08/31/2009 04:00 AM MDT