Sabal palmetto--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 052.jpg
Native to Alabama, Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Turks-Caicos Is.; introduced into Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade
25.39525, -80.583139
Location Remarks
Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Collier
25.998333, -81.406111
Location Remarks
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, off James Memorial Scenic Dr., northwest of Copeland.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Sabal
Specific Epithet
palmetto
Authorship
(Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#309,382 of 335,497
Top 93%
Extinction probability
6%
