saw palmetto - Serenoa repens
| USDA Plant Code: SERE2 Light Requirement: full sun - full shade Soil Moisture: dry - medium Height: 5 feet Leaves: evergreen Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree,shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: no Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: yellow/white Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: yes |
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 Plant(s); Florida Division of Plant Industry , Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Amy Ferriter, State of Idaho, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); August. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); Saw-edged petiole. September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Young plant Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Young plant Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); One week after prescribed burn Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); inflorescence; foliage Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence; fruit Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence; fruit Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); inflorescence; fruit Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); immature Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Saw teeth on petiole. Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Leaf with spider; Billy's Island, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Charlton County, Georgia, U.S.A. Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Johnny N. Dell, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); stem attachment Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); stem attachment Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); stem attachment Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); stem attachment Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Leaf segments with bifid tips. Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Inflorescence(s); Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Blue-green leaf form. Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Creeping stem after a recent fire. Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Stem growing upright. Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Adaxial hastula. Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Blue-green form. Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Abaxial hastula of blue-green leaf. Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
