Palms   Sabal minor

Synonymy: Corypha minor Sabal adansonii Sabal deeringiana Sabal glabra Sabal louisiana Common Names: Dwarf palmetto Bush palmetto Habitat: Low lying areas of south-eastern United States. Description: A low growing costapalmate leaved palm which usually has a subteranean trunk, but can sometimes grow to about 2m tall (see Figure 1). General: Culture: Full sun, and lots of water. Can withstand several degrees of frost.

Figure 1. A very old plant of S. minor (labelled as S. adansonii ) in the City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.

Figure 2. Closeup of S. minor inflorescence. Note how it rises above the leaves, unlike S. etonia .

Figure 3. Group of S. minor in Naples.

Contributed by:	Mike Gray (Figure 1)
	Angelo Porcelli (Figures 2&3)

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